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Cover Feature: Aromatic Thioethers as Novel Luminophores with Aggregation‐Induced Fluorescence and Phosphorescence (Chem. Eur. J. 55/2017)
Author(s) -
Riebe Steffen,
Vallet Cecilia,
van der Vight Felix,
GonzalezAbradelo Dario,
Wölper Christoph,
Strassert Cristian A.,
Jansen Georg,
Knauer Shirley,
Voskuhl Jens
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201703249
Subject(s) - phosphorescence , aggregation induced emission , fluorescence , excited state , photochemistry , cover (algebra) , chemistry , physics , optics , mechanical engineering , engineering , nuclear physics
The synthesis of a library of aromatic thioethers led to novel luminophores with aggregation‐induced emission properties. It was found that the substitution pattern as well as the introduction of different functional groups has a direct influence on the photophysical properties. A remarkable broad range of emission (437–588 nm) was obtained. Besides fluorescence also long‐lived excited states (up to 5 μs), termed phosphorescence were observed. This easy to synthesize, non‐toxic class of compounds enables further applications in material sciences, as well as for biomedical applications, such as bio‐imaging. More information can be found in the Full Paper by J. Voskuhl et al. on page 13660.