Issue 16, 2015

Mechanochromic luminescence and aggregation induced emission for a metal-free β-diketone

Abstract

Reversible mechanochromic luminescence (ML) is known for difluoroboron β-diketonates (BF2bdks). Here, we report ML for the methoxy-substituted dinaphthoylmethane (dnmOMe) ligand even without coordination to boron. In addition, dnmOMe shows solvatochromism and aggregation-induced emission (AIE). Diketone thin films showed high contrast emission when smeared, and rapid recovery of the pre-smeared state at room temperature.

Graphical abstract: Mechanochromic luminescence and aggregation induced emission for a metal-free β-diketone

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 Nov 2014
Accepted
14 Jan 2015
First published
26 Jan 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 3359-3362

Author version available

Mechanochromic luminescence and aggregation induced emission for a metal-free β-diketone

T. Butler, W. A. Morris, J. Samonina-Kosicka and C. L. Fraser, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 3359 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC09439E

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