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Remote Effect from Boron Cluster: Tunable Photophysical Properties of o-Carborane-Based Luminogens
Lihao Guo1, Xiao Yu1, Jiahui Du2
1State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China.
Abstract:
We proposed a new molecular design strategy that the o-carboranyl group is attached as "an innocent unit" to the remote side of luminogens to tune photophysical properties. To verify this strategy, two o-carborane-based compounds with asymmetric molecular geometry were designed and synthesized. Photophysical properties of o-carborane-based luminogens were investigated on the basis of UV-Vis spectra, photoluminescence spectra, crystal structure analysis and theoretical calculations. The results indicate that the o-carboranyl group has a slight effect on the energy gap between the ground state (S0 ) and the first excited state (S1 ) in the solution state but a significant effect on the energy gap between S0 and S1 in the solid state. Besides, the radiative and non-radiative transition processes are modulated by the o-carboranyl unit. This leads to emission quenching in the solution state but an enhanced luminous efficiency in the aggregate state with a typical aggregation-induced emission (AIE) property.
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