The locations of triphenylamine and tetraphenylethene on a cyclohexyl ring define a luminogen as an AIEgen or a DSEgen
Yuzhu Zhang, Aixiang Ding, Shengmei Guo, Felicia He, Lin Kong, Ruihuan Duan, Jiaxiang Yang
Abstract
Luminogens with distinct photophysical properties were synthesized by attaching TPE and TPA on a saturated cyclohexyl ring in an isolated fashion, demonstrating the effectiveness of the concept of “aryl isolation” in engineering AIEgens and DSEgens.
Topics & Concepts
TriphenylamineRing (chemistry)ArylMaterials scienceCombinatorial chemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryChemistryAlkylLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry