Wu Fuyong, Wang Lingyun, Tang Hao, Cao Derong, Jiang Xiaofang
Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
State Key Lab Luminescent Mat & Devices, Inst Polymer Optoelect Mat & Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
Chem Asian J. 2018 Apr 16;13(8):950-954. doi: 10.1002/asia.201800076. Epub 2018 Mar 25.
Two diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives (DPP1 and DPP2) are used for generating multiple luminescent colors (yellow-orange-red-deep red) in solution, nanoparticle, aggregate and solid states through an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) coupled excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) process. They are potentially useful for bioimaging due to their good biocompatibility and large Stoke shifts.