Aldehyde end-capped terthiophene with aggregation-induced emission characteristics

Jun Cheng; Xiaozhong Liang; Yaxiong Cao; Kunpeng Guo; Wai Yeung Wong

doi:10.1016/j.tet.2015.06.047

Aldehyde end-capped terthiophene with aggregation-induced emission characteristics

Jun Cheng, Xiaozhong Liang, Yaxiong Cao, Kunpeng Guo, Wai Yeung Wong

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Abstract

From the viewpoint of practical application, organic materials that are emissive in aggregate or solid state have been a hot research topic. This work demonstrates that 2,2′:5′,2″-terthiophene-5-carbaldehyde (TTA) exhibited aggregation-induced emission (AIE) property. The photophysical properties of the aldehyde in THF/H2O mixtures were studied, and the aggregates formed with different water fractions were studied by scanning electron microscopy. Our results indicated that the presence of an electron deficient aldehyde group as the end-capped group should endow TTA with AIE characteristic. Furthermore, ordered nanoscale aggregates of TTA exhibited distinct AIE behavior when assembled in solutions with appropriate water content.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5634-5639
Number of pages	6
Journal	Tetrahedron
Volume	71
Issue number	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.06.047
Publication status	Published - 23 Jul 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aggregation-induced emission
Luminescence
Nanostructures
Terthiophene aldehyde

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Biochemistry
Drug Discovery
Organic Chemistry

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