Hydrophilic Cocrystals with Water Switched LuminescenceShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, ISSN 1433-7851, E-ISSN 1521-3773, Vol. 63, no 8, article id e202318497Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Utilizing water molecules to regulate the luminescence properties of solid materials is highly challenging. Herein, we develop a strategy to produce water-triggered luminescence-switching cocrystals by coassembling hydrophilic donors with electron-deficient acceptors, where 1,2,4,5-Tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) was used as the electron acceptor and pyridyl benzimidazole derivatives were used as the electron donors enabling multiple hydrogen-bonds. Two cocrystals, namely 2PYTC and 4PYTC were obtained and showed heat-activated emission, and such emission could be quenched or weakened by adding water molecules. The cocrystal structure exhibited the donor molecule that can form multiple hydro bonds with water and acceptor molecules due to the many nitrogen atoms of them. The analyses of the photophysical data, powder X-ray diffraction, and other data confirmed the reversible fluorescence "on-off" effects were caused by eliminating and adding water molecules in the crystal lattice. The density functional theory calculations indicate that the vibration of the O-H bond of water molecules in the cocrystal can absorb the excitation energy and suppress fluorescence. Furthermore, the obtained cocrystals also showed temperature, humidity, and H+/NH4+ responsive emission behavior, which allows their applications as thermal and humidity sensors, and multiple information encryptions. This research paves the way for preparing intelligent hydrophilic organic cocrystal luminescent materials. Hydrophilic donors with electron-deficient acceptors were coassembled to achieve luminescence-switching cocrystals triggered by water molecules. The obtained cocrystals show a strong water absorption ability and excellent fluorescence properties. The emission of cocrystals can be reversibly switched by heating and water. Finally, the obtained cocrystals show potential applications in temperature-humidity and acid-base responses.+image
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH , 2024. Vol. 63, no 8, article id e202318497
Keywords [en]
Charge Transfer; Cocrystal; Hydrogen Bonds; Luminescent Switching; Supramolecular Chemistry
National Category
Inorganic Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-200493DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318497ISI: 001144165100001PubMedID: 38179852Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85182444997OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-200493DiVA, id: diva2:1832428
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Funding Agencies|National Natural Science Foundation of China [22375036, 52203006]; Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai [21ZR1402000]; International Cooperation Fund of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [21130750100]; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2232022A-03, 2232022G-04, 2232022D-06]; Guangxi Science and Technology Base and Talent Project [GUIKE AD20159051]; Swedish Research Council [2020-04600, SNIC 2022-3-34, 0121U107533, CTS 21 : 1430]; Ministry of Education and Scinece of Ukraine [2022-06725]; Carl Tryggers Stiftelse (Sweden) [NAISS 2023/5-77]
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