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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
Volume 49, Issue 37, Pages 13066-13071Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02526g
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- NSFC [51473028]
- Key Scientific and Technological Project of Jilin province [20190701010GH]
- Development and Reform Commission of Jilin province [2020C035-5]
- Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials [sklssm202039]
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Two new aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active cyclemetalated cationic Ir(m) complexes have been rationally designed and synthesized by introducing O-H substituents into Schiff base ligands. pi-Hydrogen bonding is successfully exploited for the first time to realize the mechanochromic luminescence (MCL) property by the synergistic effect of O-H and F substituents in complex 1. An X-ray crystal structure analysis of the two complexes suggests that the intramolecular hydrogen bonding effectively restricted the molecular motions, thus causing typical AIE characteristics. More importantly, a loosely packed structure constructed from intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions (O-H center dot center dot center dot pi and C-H center dot center dot center dot F) is obtained, and it is susceptible to mechanical stimulation. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) studies also prove that the MCL behavior of complex 1 is caused by the reversible phase transition from crystalline to amorphous state under grinding and solvent recrystallization, leading to a change in emission colors. A re-writable phosphorescence data recording device was fabricated using complex 1 as the active material. Our molecular design strategies provide a new avenue for achieving efficient phosphorescence materials with AIE and MCL properties.
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