Research activities in the field of imidazole-derived push-pull systems featuring intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) are reviewed. Design, synthetic pathways, linear and nonlinear optical properties, electrochemistry, structure-property relationships, and the prospective application of such D-π-A organic materials are described. This review focuses on Y-shaped imidazoles, bi-and diimidazoles, benzimidazoles, bis(benzimidazoles), imidazole-4,5-dicarbonitriles, and imidazole-derived chromophores chemically bound to a polymer chain. © 2012 Kulhánek and Bureš; licensee Beilstein-Institut.
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Kulhánek, J., & Bureš, F. (2012). Imidazole as a parent Π-conjugated backbone in charge-transfer chromophores. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 8, 25–49. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.4
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