Issue 4, 2017

Fabrication of circular polarized luminescent helical fibers from chiral phenanthro[9,10]imidazole derivatives

Abstract

This work provides a simple but efficient way of constructing violet fluorescent helical nanofibers by the self-assembly of chiral π–π conjugated molecules, phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazole (PIM) derivatives. PIM derivatives are well-known functional molecules, but the construction of PIM into functional architectures has not been carried out to date. By introducing L- and D-aniline pendants into PIM derivatives, PIM-D-Ala and PIM-L-Ala are synthesized, which not only have the properties of aggregation induced circular dichroism (AICD) and circular polarized luminescence (CPL), but also have the capacity to self-assemble into helical fibers. They have important applications in the increasing demand for the miniatured optics and electronic devices.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of circular polarized luminescent helical fibers from chiral phenanthro[9,10]imidazole derivatives

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
12 Jul 2016
Accepted
25 Oct 2016
First published
11 Nov 2016

Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 646-653

Fabrication of circular polarized luminescent helical fibers from chiral phenanthro[9,10]imidazole derivatives

B. S. Li, R. Wen, S. Xue, L. Shi, Z. Tang, Z. Wang and B. Z. Tang, Mater. Chem. Front., 2017, 1, 646 DOI: 10.1039/C6QM00120C

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