Homochiral metalated tetraphenylethylene‐based organic cages: Unusual chiral and luminescent behavior depending on thermodynamic and kinetic aggregation
Hao‐Jie Zhang,
Ya‐Liang Lai,
Hu Yang,
Xian‐Chao Zhou,
Zi‐Jun Yuan,
Li Deng,
Xiao‐Lan Hu,
Xue Li,
Xiao‐Ping Zhou,
Dan Li
Affiliations
Hao‐Jie Zhang
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University Guangzhou China
Ya‐Liang Lai
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University Guangzhou China
Hu Yang
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University Guangzhou China
Xian‐Chao Zhou
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University Guangzhou China
Zi‐Jun Yuan
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University Guangzhou China
Li Deng
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University Guangzhou China
Xiao‐Lan Hu
College of Environment and Climate, Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Speed Capability ResearchJinan UniversityGuangzhou China
Xue Li
College of Environment and Climate, Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Speed Capability ResearchJinan UniversityGuangzhou China
Xiao‐Ping Zhou
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University Guangzhou China
Dan Li
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications Jinan University Guangzhou China
Abstract Chirality and luminescence are important for both chemistry and biology, which are highly influenced by aggregation. In this work, a pair of metalated tetraphenylethylene(TPE)‐based organic cage enantiomers are reported, which feature a quadrangular prismatic cage structure. These homochiral cages exhibit concentration‐dependent chiral behaviors alongside a propensity for thermodynamic aggregation. Aggregation caused quench effect is found for these cages accompanying the increasing of the concentrations. When a poor solvent is added to produce a kinetical aggregation, the aggregation‐annihilation circular dichroism and aggregation‐induced emission behaviors are observed for these enantiomeric cages. By comparing these observations with the photophysical behaviors of a pair of structurally similar organic molecular enantiomers, the unique photophysical properties observed are intricately linked to the metal‐integrated TPE‐functionalized cage structures.
