Stereoselective synthesis of folded luminogens with arene-arene stacking interactions and aggregation-enhanced emission

Zujin Zhao; Bairong He; Han Nie; Bin Chen; Ping Lu; Anjun Qin; Ben Zhong Tang

doi:10.1039/c3cc47696k

Stereoselective synthesis of folded luminogens with arene-arene stacking interactions and aggregation-enhanced emission

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Feb 4;50(9):1131-3. doi: 10.1039/c3cc47696k.

Authors

Zujin Zhao¹, Bairong He, Han Nie, Bin Chen, Ping Lu, Anjun Qin, Ben Zhong Tang

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China. zujinzhao@gmail.com tangbenz@ust.hk.

PMID: 24322508
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc47696k

Abstract

Tetraphenylethene derivatives with a folded Z-conformation and aggregation-enhanced emission characteristics are synthesized from 2-arylbenzophenones. The intramolecular rotation of the folded luminogens is partially suppressed, resulting in improved emission efficiencies in solutions.