A new multipolar fluorophore derived from triphenylamine as the core with diphenylaminoindenofluorenyl moieties incorporated at the peripheral positions has been synthesized and experimentally shown to possess strong two-photon absorptivities in near-IR region and intense upconverted visible emission under the irradiation of femtosecond laser pulses. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
