Aggregation induced emission in the rotatable molecules: the essential role of molecular interaction

作者:Yu Zhipeng; Duan Yaya; Cheng Longhuai; Han Zhili; Zheng Zheng; Zhou Hongping*; Wu Jieying; Tian Yupeng
来源:Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012, 22(33): 16927-16932.
DOI:10.1039/c2jm32405a

摘要

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) compounds, dye2 and dye3, with a rotatable N-N single bond and aza-crown-ether, have been synthesized. The fluorescence intensities of both dyes are very weak in THF, while become extraordinarily strong in a mixture of H2O-THF (v/v 95%). They are increased by 88.9 and 70.7 times, respectively, indicating enhanced blue-green fluorescence emissions. The lambda(em) of these two compounds in different states has been well studied. Besides this, dye1 and dye2 were characterized by single crystal X-ray structural determination. The results show that molecular interactions are formed in the particles, which considerably restrict the intramolecular vibration and rotation.