Self-assembly of a fluorescent hydrogen-bonded capsule based on an amino-acid functionalised tetraphenylethylene.

Anna Brzechwa-Chodzyńska Grzegorz Markiewicz Piotr Cecot Jack M Harrowfield Artur R Stefankiewicz

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2023)

Herein we report the self-assembly of an amino-acid substituted tetraphenylethylene (TPE) into a hydrogen-bonded dimeric capsule. Depending on the conditions applied the presented TPE derivative exhibits bluish photoluminescence with QYs up to 24% due to the AIE effect and excimer formation.

Keyphrases

amino acid
quantum dots
living cells
molecular docking
visible light
energy transfer
molecular dynamics simulations