Synthesis and evaluation of photophysical properties of Series of π-conjugated oxazole dyes

Incorporation of π-conjugated spacers at the 2 or 5 position of a 2,5-disubstitutedaryloxazole led to new series of fluorescent dyes. They show emissions from visible to 700 nm along with significant Stokes shift up to 208 nm and a strong solvatochromic fluorescence. These compounds are easily accessible in one step through direct C–H bond functionalization.