Simultaneous emissions from T2 and T1 states of naphthalene moiety in a specially designed naphthalene cryptand

We report here the photophysical properties of a naphthalene derivative of a specially designed cryptand system (L). The system exhibits the unusual phenomenon of emission from T2 and T1 states of naphthalene which has been attributed to the inherent rigidity of the system. The results obtained have been analysed by comparison with two other model systems where the flexibility of the fluorophore unit with respect to the receptor moiety have been varied.