Amphiphilic rhomboidal metallacycles with aggregation-induced emission and aggregation-caused quenching luminogens for white-light emission and bioimaging
Yiqi Fan, Jinjin Zhang, Yang Li, Qi Chen, Zhigang Ni, Hui Zhou, Jialin Yu, Huayu Qiu, Shouchun Yin
Abstract
Three rhomboidal metallacycles are formed by metal-ligand interactions. Due to the integration of AIEgens and ACQphores, metallacycles exhibit tunable emission. And the amphiphilic structures promote the formation of micelles used for cell imaging.
Topics & Concepts
Aggregation-induced emissionAmphiphileQuenching (fluorescence)MicelleMaterials sciencePhotochemistryMetalNanotechnologyFluorescenceChemistryCopolymerOrganic chemistryPolymerOpticsComposite materialMetallurgyAqueous solutionPhysicsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials