Investigating the effects of side chain length on the AIE properties of water-soluble TPE derivatives

Y Dong, W Wang, C Zhong, J Shi, B Tong, X Feng…

Index: Dong, Yifan; Wang, Weilun; Zhong, Cewen; Shi, Jianbing; Tong, Bin; Feng, Xiao; Zhi, Junge; Dong, Yuping Tetrahedron Letters, 2014 , vol. 55, # 8 p. 1496 - 1500

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Abstract

Abstract The emissive properties of fluorophores in aggregated state are important for the development of bio-sensors or bio-imaging reagents. So three water-soluble TPE derivatives with different lengths of side chains have been synthesized and we investigated the effects of side chains on aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties in the aggregated states. The results indicate that side chains on the fluorophores play a pivotal ...