Clusterization-Triggered Color-Tunable Room-Temperature Phosphorescence from 1,4-Dihydropyridine-Based Polymers

A series of poly­(1,4-dihydropyridine)­s (PDHPs) were successfully synthesized via one-pot metal-free multicomponent polymerization of diacetylenic esters, benzaldehyde, and aniline derivatives. These PDHPs without traditional luminescent units were endowed with tunable triplet energy levels by thro...

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Published in:Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022-01, Vol.144 (3), p.1361-1369
Main Authors: Ren, Yue, Dai, Wenbo, Guo, Shuai, Dong, Lichao, Huang, Siqi, Shi, Jianbing, Tong, Bin, Hao, Nairong, Li, Lianwei, Cai, Zhengxu, Dong, Yuping
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Summary:A series of poly­(1,4-dihydropyridine)­s (PDHPs) were successfully synthesized via one-pot metal-free multicomponent polymerization of diacetylenic esters, benzaldehyde, and aniline derivatives. These PDHPs without traditional luminescent units were endowed with tunable triplet energy levels by through-space conjugation from the formation of different cluster sizes. The large and compact clusters can effectively extend the phosphorescence wavelength. The triplet excitons can be stabilized by using benzophenone as a rigid matrix to achieve room-temperature phosphorescence. The nonconjugated polymeric clusters can show a phosphorescence emission up to 645 nm. A combination of static and dynamic laser light scattering was conducted for insight into the structural information on formed clusters in the host matrix melt. Moreover, both the fluorescence and phosphorescence emission can be easily tuned by the variation of the excitation wavelength, the concentration, and the molecular weight of the guest polymers. This work provides a unique insight for designing polymeric host–guest systems and a new strategy for the development of long wavelength phosphorescence materials.
ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/jacs.1c11607