Zhao Zujin, He Bairong, Nie Han, Chen Bin, Lu Ping, Qin Anjun, Tang Ben Zhong
State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Feb 4;50(9):1131-3. doi: 10.1039/c3cc47696k.
Tetraphenylethene derivatives with a folded Z-conformation and aggregation-enhanced emission characteristics are synthesized from 2-arylbenzophenones. The intramolecular rotation of the folded luminogens is partially suppressed, resulting in improved emission efficiencies in solutions.