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Tanaka K. Solid-state excimer emission of o-carborane derivatives and applications for stimuli-responsive luminescent materials. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:9240-9247. [PMID: 38747024 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01072h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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o-Carborane is an icosahedral cluster containing boron and has been paid attention as a versatile platform for constructing stimuli-responsive materials with solid-state luminescence properties by suppressing aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ), which is the emission annihilation process observed in condensed states, such as concentrated solutions, solids and films. Non-specific intermolecular interactions in the condensed states resulting in ACQ are disturbed by the spherical boron cluster. More recently, it has been demonstrated from several reports that o-carborane is capable of assisting solid-state excimer emission in aryl-modified o-carboranes. Moreover, some of these materials provide unique stimuli-responsiveness. In the commodity design for solid-state luminescent materials, o-carboranes are responsible for disturbing intermolecular interactions and subsequently presenting solid-state luminescence. On the other hand, excimer emission, which is inducible from the intermolecular photophysical process, has been discovered in the solid state based on o-carborane materials. In this manuscript, recent progress in stimuli-responsive luminescent materials via excimer formation will be described. Moreover, as the further potential of o-carborane materials, recent findings on the photo-salient effect which can be induced through excimer formation followed by photoreaction will also be explained.
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- Kazuo Tanaka
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
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Li Y, Tamizmani M, Akram MO, Martin CD. Carborane-arene fused boracyclic analogues of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons accessed by intramolecular borylation. Chem Sci 2024; 15:7568-7575. [PMID: 38784749 PMCID: PMC11110167 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00990h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Arenes are 2D aromatics while dicarbadodecaborane clusters are branded as 3D aromatic molecules. In this work we prepare molecules that feature fused 2D/3D aromatic systems that represent boron-doped analogues of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The electron withdrawing nature of the ortho-carborane substituent enables swift arene borylation on boron bromide or hydride precursors to furnish five- and six-membered boracycles in conjugation with the arene. The mechanism was modeled by DFT computations implying a concerted transition state and analyzing the photophysical properties revealed high quantum yields in the six-membered systems.
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- Yijie Li
- Baylor University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry One Bear Place #97348 Waco TX 76798 USA
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- Baylor University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry One Bear Place #97348 Waco TX 76798 USA
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- Baylor University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry One Bear Place #97348 Waco TX 76798 USA
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- Baylor University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry One Bear Place #97348 Waco TX 76798 USA
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Yuhara K, Tanaka K. The Photosalient Effect and Thermochromic Luminescence Based on o-Carborane-Assisted π-Stacking in the Crystalline State. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319712. [PMID: 38339862 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Herein, we report the unique multiple-stimuli responsiveness of anthracene-tethered o-carborane derivatives. We designed and synthesized anthracene derivatives with different substitution positions and numbers of the o-carborane units. Two compounds had characteristic crystal structures involving the columnar π-stacking structures of the anthracene units. From the analysis of crystalline-state structure-property relationships, it was revealed that the crystals exhibited the photosalient effect accompanied by photochemical [4+4] cycloaddition reactions and temperature-dependent photophysical dual-emission properties including excimer emission of anthracene. Those properties were considered as non-radiative and radiative deactivation pathways through the excimer formation in the excited state and the formation of excimer species was facilitated by the π-stacking structure of anthracene units. Moreover, we found unusual temperature dependency on the occurrence of the photosalient effect. According to the data from variable temperature X-ray crystallography, a strong correlation between lattice shrinkage and strain accumulation is suggested.
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- Kazuhiro Yuhara
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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You DK, Kim M, Kim D, Kim N, Lee KM. Improvement in Radiative Efficiency Via Intramolecular Charge Transfer in ortho-Carboranyl Luminophores Modified with Functionalized Biphenyls. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 37311712 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this study, we found that the electronic effects of the functional groups on aromatic units attached to o-carboranyl species can enhance the efficiency of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT)-based radiative decay processes. Six o-carboranyl-based luminophores having attached functionalized biphenyl groups with CF3, F, H, CH3, C(CH3)3, and OCH3 substituents were prepared and fully characterized by multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In addition, their molecular structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffractometry, which revealed that the distortion of the biphenyl rings and the geometries around the o-carborane cages were similar. All compounds exhibited ICT-based emissions in the rigid state (solution at 77 K and film). Intriguingly, the quantum efficiencies (Φem) of five compounds (that of the group with CF3 could not be measured because of its extremely weak emissions) in the film state increased gradually as the electron-donating power of the terminal functional group modifying the biphenyl moiety increased. Furthermore, the nonradiative decay constants (knr) for the group with OCH3 were estimated to be one-tenth of those for the group with F, whereas the radiative decay constants (kr) for the five compounds were similar. The dipole moments (μ) calculated for the optimized first excited state (S1) structures gradually increased, from that of the group with CF3 to that of the group with OCH3, implying that the inhomogeneity of the molecular charge distribution was enhanced by electron donation. The electron-rich environment formed as a result of electron donation led to efficient charge transfer to the excited state. Both experimental and theoretical findings revealed that the electronic environment of the aromatic moiety in o-carboranyl luminophores can be controlled to accelerate or interrupt the ICT process in the radiative decay of excited states.
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- Dong Kyun You
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Molecular Science and Fusion Technology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Molecular Science and Fusion Technology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Molecular Science and Fusion Technology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Molecular Science and Fusion Technology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon 24341, Republic of Korea
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Ochi J, Yanagihara T, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Tuning of the height of energy barrier between locally-excited and charge transfer states by altering the fusing position of o-carborane in phenylnaphthalene. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:11839-11844. [PMID: 37067862 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00334e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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We synthesized two types of the regioisomers fused by a phenylnaphthalene ring with variable connection points to the o-carborane scaffold. In this paper, we describe their photoluminescence (PL) properties and detailed photochemical mechanisms. According to the series of optical measurements, interestingly, they showed different PL characters in terms of wavelength and the dual-emission character despite that they have the common aromatic unit. Variable-temperature PL measurements and quantum chemical calculations suggested that the substitution position of aryl groups to o-carborane plays an important role in determining the energy barrier to the intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT) state at the S1 state. Finally, it is revealed that the relative position of the C-C bond of o-carborane and the aryl center should be responsible for the photophysical events of aryl-o-carboranes.
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- Junki Ochi
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
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Ochi J, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Investigation of the Substitution Site Effect on o-Carborane-Based Chromophores by Anthracene Introduction at the B(3) Position. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2023. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20220310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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- Junki Ochi
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Recent progresses in the mechanistic studies of aggregation-induced emission-active boron complexes and clusters. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Relationship between the Molecular Geometry and the Radiative Efficiency in Naphthyl-Based Bis-Ortho-Carboranyl Luminophores. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27196565. [PMID: 36235102 PMCID: PMC9572229 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The efficiency of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT)-based emission on π-aromatic-group-appended closo-ortho-carboranyl luminophores is known to be affected by structural fluctuations and molecular geometry, but investigation of this relationship has been in progress to date. In this study, four naphthyl-based bis-o-carboranyl compounds, in which hydrogen (15CH and 26CH) or trimethysilyl groups (15CS and 26CS) were appended at the o-carborane cage, were synthesized and fully characterized. All the compounds barely displayed an emissive trace in solution at 298 K; however, 15CH and 26CH distinctly exhibited a dual emissive pattern in rigid states (in solution at 77 K and in films), attributed to locally excited (LE) and ICT-based emission, while 15CS and 26CS showed strong ICT-based greenish emission. Intriguingly, the molecular structures of the four compounds, analyzed by single X-ray crystallography, showed that the C-C bond axis of the o-carborane cage in the trimethysilyl group-appended compounds 15CS and 26CS were more orthogonal to the plane of the appended naphthyl group than those in 15CH and 26CH. These features indicate that 15CS and 26CS present an efficient ICT transition based on strong exo-π-interaction, resulting in a higher quantum efficiency (Φem) for ICT-based radiative decay than those of 15CH and 26CH. Moreover, the 26CS structure revealed most orthogonal geometry, resulting in the highest Φem and lowest knr values for the ICT-based emission. Consequently, all the findings verified that efficient ICT-based radiative decay of aromatic group-appended o-carboranyl luminophores could be achieved by the formation of a specific geometry between the o-carborane cage and the aromatic plane.
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Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Frustrated element-blocks: A new platform for constructing unique stimuli-responsive luminescent materials. Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-022-00709-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kim M, Ryu CH, You DK, Hong JH, Lee KM. Crucial Factors Regulating Intramolecular Charge-Transfer-Based Radiative Efficiency in ortho-Carboranyl Luminophores: Planarity between Substituted Biphenyl Rings. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:24027-24039. [PMID: 35847313 PMCID: PMC9281304 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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o-Carboranyl compounds contain specific geometries, ranging from planar to orthogonally distorted biphenyl rings. Herein, 13 o-carboranyl compounds, 1HF-13PP, were synthesized and fully characterized to determine the impact of structural formation of the aromatic group appended with the o-carborane to estimate the efficiency of their radiative decay process. All the compounds exhibited significant intramolecular charge transfer (ICT)-based emission in the crystalline state at 298 K. Remarkably, increasing the distorted dihedral angles between biphenyl rings gradually decreased the emission efficiencies. Furthermore, their radiative decay constants decreased linearly with increasing dihedral angles, which demonstrated the inversely proportional relationship between these two factors. These findings distinctly suggest that the planar or distorted geometry of substituted aryl groups can strongly affect the efficiency of the ICT-based radiative process in o-carboranyl luminophores.
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Tahaoğlu D, Usta H, Alkan F. Revisiting the Role of Charge Transfer in the Emission Properties of Carborane-Fluorophore Systems: A TDDFT Investigation. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:4199-4210. [PMID: 35658432 PMCID: PMC9272399 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c02435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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In this study, we performed a detailed investigation of the S1 potential energy surface (PES) of o-carborane-anthracene (o-CB-Ant) with respect to the C-C bond length on o-CB and the dihedral angle between o-CB and Ant moieties. The effects of different substituents (F, Cl, CN, and OH) on carbon- or boron-substituted o-CB, along with a π-extended acene-based fluorophore, pentacene, on the nature and energetics of S1 → S0 transitions are evaluated. Our results show the presence of a non-emissive S1 state with an almost pure charge transfer (CT) character for all systems as a result of significant C-C bond elongation (C-C = 2.50-2.56 Å) on o-CB. In the case of unsubstituted o-CB-Ant, the adiabatic energy of this CT state corresponds to the global minimum on the S1 PES, which suggests that the CT state could be involved in emission quenching. Despite large deformations on the o-CB geometry, predicted energy barriers are quite reasonable (0.3-0.4 eV), and the C-C bond elongation can even occur without a noticeable energy penalty for certain conformations. With substitution, it is shown that the dark CT state becomes even more energetically favorable when the substituent shows -M effects (e.g., -CN), whereas substituents showing +M effects (e.g., -OH) can result in an energy increase for the CT state, especially for partially stretched C-C bond lengths. It is also shown that the relative energy of the CT state on the PES depends strongly on the LUMO level of the fluorophore as this state is found to be energetically less favorable compared to other conformations when anthracene is replaced with π-extended pentacene. To our knowledge, this study shows a unique example of a detailed theoretical analysis on the PES of the S1 state in o-CB-fluorophore systems with respect to substituents or fluorophore energy levels. Our findings could guide future experimental work in emissive o-CB-fluorophore systems and their sensing/optoelectronic applications.
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- Duygu Tahaoğlu
- Department of Nanotechnology Engineering, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri 38080, Turkey
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- Department of Nanotechnology Engineering, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri 38080, Turkey
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- Department of Nanotechnology Engineering, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri 38080, Turkey
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Conformation-Dependent Electron Donation of Nido-Carborane Substituents and Its Influence on Phosphorescence of Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Complex. CRYSTALS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst12050688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In this work, we report the synthesis of the nido-carborane-substituted ruthenium complexes and the substituent effects of nido-carboranes on the optical properties. Initially, from the optical measurements, it is shown that deep-red phosphorescence was obtained from the synthesized molecule, and the phosphorescent quantum yields were significantly improved by loading onto a polyethylene glycol film. This result represents that nido-carborane can work as a strong electron donor and should be an effective unit for enhancing the solid-state phosphorescence of ruthenium complexes. Further, it is suggested that the electron-donating properties of the nido-carborane units and subsequently the optical properties can be tuned by controlling the conformation of the nido-carborane units with the steric substituents. We demonstrate in this study the potential of nido-carborane as a building block for constructing optical materials as well as fundamental information regarding electronic interactions with π-conjugated systems.
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Ochi J, Yuhara K, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Controlling the Dual-Emission Character of Aryl-Modified o-Carboranes by Intramolecular CH⋅⋅⋅O Interaction Sites. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200155. [PMID: 35170101 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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It is still challenging to realize a dual-emission system, in which two luminescent bands simultaneously appear by photoexcitation, in solid with organic dyes due to the difficulty in regulation of electronic properties in the excited state and concentration quenching. o-Carborane is known to be a versatile platform for constructing solid-state emitters since the sphere boron cluster is favorable for suppressing intermolecular interactions and subsequently concentration quenching. Here, we show solid-state dual-emissive o-carborane derivatives. We prepared 4 types of o-carborane derivatives and found dual-emission behaviors both in solution and solid states. By regulating the rotation at the o-carborane unit with the intramolecular Ccage H⋅⋅⋅O interaction, the dual-emission intensity ratios were changed. Finally, it was demonstrated that the overall photoluminescence spectra can be estimated using the binding energy of intramolecular interactions.
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- Junki Ochi
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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Sinha S, Kelemen Z, Hümpfner E, Ratera I, Malval JP, Jurado JP, Viñas C, Teixidor F, Núñez R. o-Carborane-based fluorophores as efficient luminescent systems both as solids and as water-dispersible nanoparticles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:4016-4019. [PMID: 35266927 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc07211k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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A set of o-carborane-appended π-conjugated fluorophores and their light-emitting properties in the solid state are reported. The aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) exhibited for one of the fluorenyl derivatives paved the way to successfully preparing o-carborane-containing organic nanoparticles (NPs) homogeneously dispersed in aqueous media that maintain their luminescence properties. Notably, NPs processed as thin films also show high fluorescence efficiency, suggesting potential optical and optoelectronic applications.
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- Sohini Sinha
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus U.A.B., 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Mũegyetem Rkp 3, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Mũegyetem Rkp 3, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus U.A.B., 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain. .,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Université de Haute-Alsace, Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (CNRS-UMR7361), 15 rue Jean Starcky BP 2488, 68057 Mulhouse, France
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus U.A.B., 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus U.A.B., 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus U.A.B., 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus U.A.B., 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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Duan YC, Pan QQ, Zhao ZW, Gao Y, Wu Y, Zhao L, Geng Y, Zhang M, Su ZM. Theoretical Simulations of Thermochromic and Aggregation-Induced Emission Behaviors of a Series of Red-Light Anthracene-o-carborane Derivatives. Chemistry 2021; 27:9571-9579. [PMID: 33786898 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Quantum mechanical and molecular dynamics simulations have been carried out on a series of anthracene-o-carborane derivatives (ANT-H, ANT-Ph, ANT-Me and ANT-TMS) with rare red-light emission in the solid state. The simulation of the heating process of the crystals and further comparison of the molecular structures and excited-state properties before and after heating help us to disclose the thermochromic behavior, that is, the red-shift emission is caused by elongation of the C1-C2 bond in the carborane moiety after heating. Thus, we believe that the molecular structure in the crystal is severely affected by heating. Transformation of the molecular conformation appears in the ANT-H crystal with increasing temperature. More specifically, the anthracene moiety moves from nearly parallel to the C1-C2 bond to nearly perpendicular, causing the short-wavelength emission to disappear after heating. As for the aggregation-induced emission phenomenon, the structures and photophysical properties were investigated comparatively in both the isolated and crystal states; the results suggested that the energy dissipation in crystal surroundings was greatly reduced through hindering structure relaxation from the excited to the ground state. We expect that discussion of the thermochromic behavior will provide a new analysis perspective for the molecular design of o-carborane derivatives.
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- Ying-Chen Duan
- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center of Optical Materials and Chemistry, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center of Optical Materials and Chemistry, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China
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- Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun, 130052, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center of Optical Materials and Chemistry, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China
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Gon M, Tanimura K, Yaegashi M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. PPV-type π-conjugated polymers based on hypervalent tin(IV)-fused azobenzene complexes showing near-infrared absorption and emission. Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-021-00506-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Gon M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Vapochromic Luminescent π-Conjugated Systems with Reversible Coordination-Number Control of Hypervalent Tin(IV)-Fused Azobenzene Complexes. Chemistry 2021; 27:7561-7571. [PMID: 33780065 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The dynamic and reversible changes of coordination numbers between five and six in solution and solid states, based on hypervalent tin(IV)-fused azobenzene (TAz) complexes, are reported. It was found that the TAz complexes showed deep-red emission owing to the hypervalent bond composed of an electron-donating three-center four-electron (3c-4e) bond and an electron-accepting nitrogen-tin (N-Sn) coordination. Furthermore, hypsochromic shifts in optical spectra were observed in Lewis basic solvents because of alteration of the coordination number from five to six. In particular, vapochromic luminescence was induced by attachment of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) vapor to the coordination point at the tin atom accompanied with a crystal-crystal phase transition. Additionally, the color-change mechanism and degree of binding constants were well explained by theoretical calculation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of vapochromic luminescence by using stable and variable coordination numbers of hypervalent bonds.
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- Masayuki Gon
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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