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Angle-controlled synthesis and redox properties of a tetraphenylethene-based hexacationic triangular macrocycle†

Yang Yu,‡a   Xiaowen Song,‡a   Yawen Li,‡b   Pingxia Wang,a   Lin Cheng,a   Ying Yang, ORCID logo *a   Gang He*b  and  Liping Cao ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, P. R. China
E-mail: yingyang@nwu.edu.cn, chcaoliping@nwu.edu.cn

b Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China
E-mail: ganghe@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

Abstract

A tetraphenylethene-based hexacationic triangular macrocycle (T6+·6PF6−) was synthesized via the Zincke reaction using an angle-controlled synthesis strategy. Under chemical or electrochemical reduction conditions, T6+·6PF6− can undergo two-step reversible and stable redox transformations, accompanied by a distinct visual color change.

Graphical abstract: Angle-controlled synthesis and redox properties of a tetraphenylethene-based hexacationic triangular macrocycle

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC03589A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 Jun 2025
Accepted
11 Jul 2025
First published
25 Jul 2025

Chem. Commun., 2025, Advance Article

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Angle-controlled synthesis and redox properties of a tetraphenylethene-based hexacationic triangular macrocycle

Y. Yu, X. Song, Y. Li, P. Wang, L. Cheng, Y. Yang, G. He and L. Cao, Chem. Commun., 2025, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5CC03589A

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