Cation-π interactions secure aggregation induced emission of planar organic luminophores.

Kaspars Leduskrasts Artis Kinens Edgars Suna

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2019)

The use of non-covalent intermolecular π+-π interactions between quaternary pyridinium or imidazolium cations and aromatic π systems is an efficient approach to achieve AIE in planar purely organic luminophores.

Keyphrases

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