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Gon M, Shibahara K, Tanimura K, Tanaka K. Creation of Excitation-Driven Hypervalent Tin(IV) Compounds For Aggregation-Induced Emission and Application to Thermoresponsive Luminescent Films Below Freezing Point. Chem Asian J 2024; 19:e202401094. [PMID: 39300822 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202401094] [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: 08/30/2024] [Revised: 09/19/2024] [Accepted: 09/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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Although many researchers have devoted their much effort to establish the strategy for developing a stimuli-responsive molecule and tuning of their properties according to the preprogrammed design, it is still challenging to create desired molecules from the scratch. We recently demonstrated that the molecules with a large structural difference between the theoretically optimized structures in the ground and excited states have a potential to exhibit stimuli-responsive luminescent properties. We defined these molecules as an excitation-driven molecule and have shown that they are a versatile platform for designing stimuli-responsive luminescent molecules. Herein, based on the concept of excitation-driven molecules, we show that the hypervalent tin-fused azomethine (TAm) compounds possessing aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties can be obtained by simple chemical modification with a methyl group although conventional TAm derivatives are well known to be highly luminescent compounds in solution. Furthermore, by combining the solid-state luminescence property of AIE and the coordination number shifts of the hypervalent tin atom, the thermoresponsive films operating below the freezing point are fabricated with the polymer. In this study, we apply the concept of excitation-driven molecules to the hypervalent compounds and demonstrate to obtain the novel functional materials.
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- Masayuki Gon
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Katsura, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
- Department of Technology and Ecology, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Katsura, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Katsura, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Katsura, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
- Department of Technology and Ecology, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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Jin C, Yang X, Zhao W, Zhao Y, Wang Z, Tan J. Synthesis, properties and emerging applications of multi-boron coordinated chromophores. Coord Chem Rev 2024; 513:215892. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2024.215892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2025]
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Ohtani S, Gon M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Synthesis of Regioregular and Random Boron-Fused Azomethine Conjugated Polymers for Film Morphology Control. Chem Asian J 2024; 19:e202301136. [PMID: 38326231 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202301136] [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: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Regioregular and random conjugated polymers based on a boron-fused azomethine unit were synthesized by Sonogashira-Hagihara cross coupling reaction. Although these polymers exhibited similar optical properties in the solution states, a distinct difference was observed in the aggregation forming ability in the film states; scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation indicated the existence of fiber-like aggregates in the spin-coated film of the regioregular polymer, while regiorandom polymer showed no aggregate in the film state. Accordingly, the UV-vis absorption spectrum of the regioregular polymer showed an increased shoulder peak due to the aggregate formation, whereas the random one showed no change. Furthermore, an absolute fluorescence quantum efficiency of the regioregular polymer was enhanced in response to the aggregate disassembly via thermal annealing treatment. In this study, we demonstrate that controlling regioregularity of the conjugated polymers can induce the different morphological structures and thermal-responsive behaviors. These findings could be beneficial for the design strategy and potential applications of thin-film optoelectronic devices with stimuli-responsive properties.
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- Shunsuke Ohtani
- 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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Gon M, Yaegashi M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Near-Infrared Emissive Hypervalent Compounds with Germanium(IV)-Fused Azobenzene π-Conjugated Systems. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203423. [PMID: 36441133 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
A novel molecular design for showing near-infrared (NIR) emission is still required for satisfying growing demands for NIR-light technology. In this research, hypervalent compounds with germanium (Ge)-fused azobenzene (GAz) scaffolds were discovered that can exhibit NIR emission (λPL =690∼721 nm, ΦPL =0.03∼0.04) despite compact π-conjugated systems. The unique optical properties are derived from the trigonal bipyramidal geometry of the hypervalent compounds constructed by combination of Ge and azobenzene-based tridentate ligands. Experimental and theoretical calculation results disclosed that the germanium-nitrogen (Ge-N) coordination at the equatorial position strongly reduces the energy level of the LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital), and the three-center four-electron (3 c-4 e) bond in the apical position effectively rises the energy level of the HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital). It is emphasized that large narrowing of the HOMO-LUMO energy gap is achieved just by forming the hypervalent bond. In addition, the narrow-energy-gap property can be enhanced by extension of π-conjugation. The obtained π-conjugated polymer shows efficient NIR emission both in solution (λPL =770 nm and ΦPL =0.10) and film (λPL =807 nm and ΦPL =0.04). These results suggest that collaboration of a hypervalent bond and a π-conjugated system is a novel and effective strategy for tuning electronic properties even in the NIR region.
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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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- 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: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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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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Sheng Y, Su M, Xiao H, Shi Q, Sun X, Zhang R, Bao H, Wan W. Barbier Hyperbranching Polymerization‐Induced Emission from an AB‐Type Monomer. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201194. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yu‐Jing Sheng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266590 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering Engineering Research Center of Polymer Green Recycling of Ministry of Education Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control &Resource Reuse Fujian Normal University Fuzhou 350007 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 (P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering Engineering Research Center of Polymer Green Recycling of Ministry of Education Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control &Resource Reuse Fujian Normal University Fuzhou 350007 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266590 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
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Shao X, Liu M, Liu J, Wang L. A Resonating B, N Covalent Bond and Coordination Bond in Aromatic Compounds and Conjugated Polymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205893. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Xingxin Shao
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 P. R. China
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Anderson KP, Rheingold AL, Djurovich PI, Soman O, Spokoyny AM. Synthesis and luminescence of monohalogenated B18H22 clusters. Polyhedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.116099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Shao X, Liu M, Liu J, Wang L. Resonating B, N Covalent Bond and Coordination Bond in Aromatic Compounds and Conjugated Polymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xingxin Shao
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences: Chang Chun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry CHINA
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences: Chang Chun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry CHINA
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences State Key Labortory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry 5625 Renmin Street 130022 Changchun CHINA
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences: Chang Chun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry CHINA
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Nakamura M, Gon M, Natsuda SI, Tamai Y, Ohkita H, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Development of NIR emissive fully-fused bisboron complexes with π-conjugated systems including multiple azo groups. Dalton Trans 2021; 51:74-84. [PMID: 34881749 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03652a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Development of novel near-infrared (NIR) emitters is essential for satisfying the growing demands of advancing optical telecommunication and medical technology. We synthesized elemental skeletons composed of robust π-conjugated systems including two boron-fused azo groups, which showed an intense emission in the red or near-infrared (NIR) region both in solution and solid states. Two types of bisboron complexes with different aromatic linkers showed emission properties with larger bathochromic shifts and emission efficiencies in solution than the corresponding monoboron complex. Transient absorption spectroscopy disclosed that the inferior optical properties of the monoboron complex can be attributed to fast nonradiative deactivation accompanied by a large structural relaxation after photoexcitation. The expanded π-conjugated system through multiple boron-fused azo groups can contribute to rigid molecular skeletons followed by improved emission properties. Moreover, the anti-form of the bisboron complex with fluorine groups in the opposite directions to the π-plane exhibited crystallization-induced emission enhancement in the NIR region. The molecular design by using multiple boron-fused azo groups is expected to be a critical strategy for creating novel NIR emitters.
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- Masashi Nakamura
- 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. .,Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, 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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Shao X, Wang J, Marder TB, Xie Z, Liu J, Wang L. N–B ← N Bridged Bithiophene: A Building Block with Reduced Band Gap to Design n-Type Conjugated Polymers. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Xingxin Shao
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB), Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB), Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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Modulation of
stimuli‐responsiveness
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responses based on conjugated polymers containing azobenzene and Schiff base moieties. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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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: 0.8] [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: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
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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Gon M, Wakabayashi J, Nakamura M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Controlling Energy Gaps of π-Conjugated Polymers by Multi-Fluorinated Boron-Fused Azobenzene Acceptors for Highly Efficient Near-Infrared Emission. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:696-703. [PMID: 33527711 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202100037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
We demonstrate that multi-fluorinated boron-fused azobenzene (BAz) complexes can work as a strong electron acceptor in electron donor-acceptor (D-A) type π-conjugated polymers. Position-dependent substitution effects were revealed, and the energy level of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) was critically decreased by fluorination. As a result, the obtained polymers showed near-infrared (NIR) emission (λPL =758-847 nm) with high absolute photoluminescence quantum yield (ΦPL =7-23%) originating from low-lying LUMO energy levels of the BAz moieties (-3.94 to -4.25 eV). Owing to inherent solid-state emissive properties of the BAz units, deeper NIR emission (λPL =852980 nm) was detected in film state. Clear solvent effects prove that the NIR emission is from a charge transfer state originating from a strong D-A interaction. The effects of fluorination on the frontier orbitals are well understandable and predictable by theoretical calculation with density functional theory. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of fluorination to the BAz units for producing a strong electron-accepting unit through fine-tuning of energy gaps, which can be the promising strategy for designing NIR absorptive and emissive materials.
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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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- 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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Baser-Kirazli N, Lalancette RA, Jäkle F. Tuning the Donor−π–Acceptor Character of Arylborane–Arylamine Macrocycles. Organometallics 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Nurcan Baser-Kirazli
- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University-Newark, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University-Newark, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University-Newark, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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Gon M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Discovery of Functional Luminescence Properties Based on Flexible and Bendable Boron-Fused Azomethine/Azobenzene Complexes with O,N,O-Type Tridentate Ligands. CHEM REC 2021; 21:1358-1373. [PMID: 33394567 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202000156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Azomethine (C=N) and azo (N=N) scaffolds are a part of structural units in poly(p-phenylene azomethine) (PAM) and poly(p-phenylene azo) (PAZ), respectively. Poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) is known to be one of luminescent π-conjugated polymers, meanwhile PAM and PAZ, which are the aza-substituted PPV analogues, are regarded as weak or no emissive materials. However, by the boron complexation, intense emission can be induced. Furthermore, environment-sensitivity and stimuli-responsivity were also observed. In this review, we demonstrate unique and versatile luminescent properties based on "flexible and bendable" π-conjugated systems composed of the boron-fused azomethine and azobenzene complexes (BAm and BAz) with the O,N,O-type tridentate ligands. The "flexible and bendable" luminophores showed intriguing optical behaviors, such as thermosalient effect, aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and crystallized-induced emission (CIE). Moreover, highly efficient emissions both in solution and film states were observed from the polymers. We illustrate the results and mechanisms on these luminescent properties from the series of our recent studies with BAm and BAz complexes and polymers.
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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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Ohtani S, Yamada N, Gon M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. The effect of alkyl chain lengths on the red-to-near-infrared emission of boron-fused azomethine conjugated polymers and their film-state stimuli-responsivities. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00213a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We present systematic studies of the dependence of the red-to-near-infrared emission and stimuli-responsive properties of boron-fused azomethine conjugated copolymers on the lengths of the alkyl chains.
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- Shunsuke Ohtani
- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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Ohtani S, Takeda Y, Gon M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Facile strategy for obtaining luminescent polymorphs based on the chirality of a boron-fused azomethine complex. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:15305-15308. [PMID: 33216068 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc06383e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A chloro-substituted boron-fused azomethine complex (BAmCl) having a stereogenic boron center was synthesized for obtaining a luminescent chiral crystal. We succeeded in isolating the (R)- and (S)-enantiomers of BAmCl and preparing the homochiral polymorphic crystal, while we obtained the racemic crystal with rac-BAmCl. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses suggest that a variety of intermolecular interaction patterns and intrinsic flexibility of the molecular framework should play a significant role in stabilizing the homochiral crystal. We found the difference in molecular arrangements between the racemic and the homochiral crystals, and we observed distinctly different emission colors. In particular, we observed heat-initiated homogeneous racemization without the need for a solvent or catalyst in the molten state of the homochiral crystal (R)-BAmCl. Our results mean that chiral resolution of a flexible fused-skeleton having a stereogenic boron center can be a platform for creating luminescent polymorphic materials.
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- Shunsuke Ohtani
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
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Gon M, Wakabayashi J, Nakamura M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Preparation of Near‐Infrared Emissive π‐Conjugated Polymer Films Based on Boron‐Fused Azobenzene Complexes with Perpendicularly Protruded Aryl Substituents. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 42:e2000566. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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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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- 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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Suzuki N, Wakioka M, Ozawa F, Yamaguchi S. A Near‐Infrared Emissive π‐Conjugated Polymer Consisting of an Excited‐State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Unit. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202000234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Naoya Suzuki
- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of Science and Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS)Nagoya University Furo, Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- International Research Center for Elements Science (IRCELS)Institute for Chemical ResearchKyoto University Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- International Research Center for Elements Science (IRCELS)Institute for Chemical ResearchKyoto University Uji Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of Science and Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS)Nagoya University Furo, Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
- Institute of Transformative Bio-molecules (WPI-ITbM)Nagoya University Furo, Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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The Design Strategy for an Aggregation- and Crystallization-Induced Emission-Active Molecule Based on the Introduction of Skeletal Distortion by Boron Complexation with a Tridentate Ligand. CRYSTALS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst10070615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We describe here a new design strategy for obtaining boron complexes with aggregation- and crystallization-induced emission (AIE and CIE, respectively) properties based on the introduction of skeletal distortion. According to our recent results, despite the fact that an almost planar structure and robust conjugation were obtained, the boron azomethine complex provided a slight emission in solution and an enhanced emission in aggregation and crystal. Quantum calculation results propose that unexpected emission annihilation in solution could be caused through intramolecular bending in the excited state. Herein, to realize this unique molecular motion and obtain AIE and CIE molecules, the phenyl quinoline-based boron complexes BPhQ and BPhQm with distorted and planar structures were designed and synthesized, respectively. BPhQm showed emission in solution and aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ, BPhQm: ΦF,sol. = 0.21, ΦF,agg. = 0.072, ΦF,cryst. = 0.051), while BPhQ exhibited a typical AIE and CIE (BPhQ: ΦF,sol. = 0.008, ΦF,agg. = 0.014, ΦF,cryst. = 0.017). The optical data suggest that a large degree of molecular motion should occur in BPhQ after photo-excitation because of the intrinsic skeletal distortion. Furthermore, single-crystal X-ray diffraction data indicate that the distorted π-conjugated system plays a positive role in presenting solid-state emission by inhibiting consecutive π–π interactions. We demonstrate in this paper that the introduction of the distorted structure by boron complexation should be a new strategy for realizing AIE and CIE properties.
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Wakabayashi J, Gon M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Near-Infrared Absorptive and Emissive Poly(p-phenylene vinylene) Derivative Containing Azobenzene–Boron Complexes. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Junko Wakabayashi
- 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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Modulation of the solid-state luminescent properties of conjugated polymers by changing the connecting points of flexible boron element blocks. Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-020-0316-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ohtani S, Nakamura M, Gon M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Synthesis of fully-fused bisboron azomethine complexes and their conjugated polymers with solid-state near-infrared emission. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:6575-6578. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02301a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We describe herein a robust π-conjugated molecules with solid-state emission in the near-infrared (NIR) region (ΦF = 0.03–0.06).
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- Shunsuke Ohtani
- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University Katsura
- Nishikyo-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University Katsura
- Nishikyo-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University Katsura
- Nishikyo-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University Katsura
- Nishikyo-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University Katsura
- Nishikyo-ku
- Japan
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Suenaga K, Uemura K, Tanaka K, Chujo Y. Stimuli-responsive luminochromic polymers consisting of multi-state emissive fused boron ketoiminate. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01733j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Both thermochromic luminescence in solution and mechanochromic luminescence were each observed from conjugated polymers containing a fused boron complex.
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- Kazumasa Suenaga
- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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