Tetraphenylethylene[3]arene: synthesis, structure, and sensing of I<sup>−</sup>
Fei Zeng, Lin-Li Tang, Wen-Hu Bao, Yingzi Tan
Abstract
Tetraphenylethylene[3]arene 1 was synthesized using 1,1′,4,4′-tetramethoxytetraphenylethylene and paraformaldehyde in dichloromethane. Host 1 exhibited strong bright blue fluorescence both in the solid state and THF–H 2 O mixtures with water f w ≥ 60%.
Topics & Concepts
TetraphenylethyleneChemistryParaformaldehydeDichloromethaneFluorescenceSolid-statePhotochemistryCrystallographyPolymer chemistryMedicinal chemistryAggregation-induced emissionOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistrySolventPhysicsQuantum mechanicsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes