Aggregation-induced emission and efficient solid-state fluorescence from tetraphenylethene-based N,C-chelate four-coordinate organoborons

Zujin Zhao; Zhengfeng Chang; Bairong He; Bin Chen; Chunmei Deng; Ping Lu; Huayu Qiu; Ben Zhong Tang

doi:10.1002/chem.201301815

Aggregation-induced emission and efficient solid-state fluorescence from tetraphenylethene-based N,C-chelate four-coordinate organoborons

Chemistry. 2013 Aug 26;19(35):11512-7. doi: 10.1002/chem.201301815. Epub 2013 Jul 19.

Authors

Zujin Zhao¹, Zhengfeng Chang, Bairong He, Bin Chen, Chunmei Deng, Ping Lu, Huayu Qiu, Ben Zhong Tang

Affiliation

¹ College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, PR China. [email protected]

PMID: 23873773
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301815

Abstract

In it together: Thermally stable N,C-chelate four-coordinate organoborons were attained by grafting intramolecular B⋅ ⋅ ⋅N coordination into tetraphenylethene-pyridine and -quinoline adducts. They exhibit aggregation-induced emission characteristics (see figure), and high fluorescence quantum yields approaching unity in solid films.

Keywords: aggregation-induced emission; crystallography; energy levels; fluorescence; organoborons.