AUTHOR=Wu Haoran , Xiao Tangxin 

TITLE=Supramolecular Polymers With AIE Property Fabricated From a Cyanostilbene Motif-Derived Ditopic Benzo-21-Crown-7 and a Ditopic Dialkylammonium Salt

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemistry

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2020.610093

DOI=10.3389/fchem.2020.610093

ISSN=2296-2646

ABSTRACT=<p>Fluorescent supramolecular polymers (FSP) have attracted considerable attention in recent years. Particularly, the incorporation of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) property to the FSP will bring this material into practical applications. Herein, we designed and synthesized a cyanostilbene motif derived ditopic benzo-21-crown-7 (B21C7) as a host molecule (<bold>H</bold>). The cyanostilbene motif endows <bold>H</bold> with AIE property while the B21C7 motif renders it with the capability to complex with electron deficient guest molecules. Upon the addition of a ditopic dialkylammonium salt molecule (<bold>G</bold>), a novel FSP with blue luminescent property can be constructed. This B21C7-based host-guest FSP with blue fluorescence may have potential application in supramolecular luminescent materials.</p>