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BioAIEgens derived from rosin: how does molecular motion affect their photophysical processes in solid state?

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  • Xu-Min Cai

    (Nanjing Forestry University
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay)

  • Yuting Lin

    (Nanjing Forestry University)

  • Ying Li

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay)

  • Xinfei Chen

    (Nanjing Forestry University)

  • Zaiyu Wang

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay)

  • Xueqian Zhao

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay)

  • Shenlin Huang

    (Nanjing Forestry University)

  • Zheng Zhao

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay
    Southeast University)

  • Ben Zhong Tang

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay)

Abstract

The exploration of artificial luminogens with bright emission has been fully developed with the advancement of synthetic chemistry. However, many of them face problems like weakened emission in the aggregated state as well as poor renewability and sustainability. Therefore, the development of renewable and sustainable luminogens with anti-quenching function in the solid state, as well as to unveil the key factors that influence their luminescence behavior become highly significant. Herein, a new class of natural rosin-derived luminogens with aggregation-induced emission property (AIEgens) have been facilely obtained with good biocompatibility and targeted organelle imaging capability as well as photochromic behavior in the solid state. Mechanistic study indicates that the introduction of the alicyclic moiety helps suppress the excited-state molecular motion to enhance the solid-state emission. The current work fundamentally elucidates the role of alicyclic moiety in luminogen design and practically demonstrates a new source to large-scalely obtain biocompatible AIEgens.

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  • Xu-Min Cai & Yuting Lin & Ying Li & Xinfei Chen & Zaiyu Wang & Xueqian Zhao & Shenlin Huang & Zheng Zhao & Ben Zhong Tang, 2021. "BioAIEgens derived from rosin: how does molecular motion affect their photophysical processes in solid state?," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-22061-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22061-y
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    1. Tenglong Guo & Yuting Lin & Deng Pan & Xuedan Zhang & Wenqing Zhu & Xu-Min Cai & Genping Huang & Hua Wang & Dezhu Xu & Fritz E. Kühn & Bo Zhang & Tao Zhang, 2023. "Towards bioresource-based aggregation-induced emission luminogens from lignin β-O-4 motifs as renewable resources," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Jianyu Zhang & Yujie Tu & Hanchen Shen & Jacky W. Y. Lam & Jianwei Sun & Haoke Zhang & Ben Zhong Tang, 2023. "Regulating the proximity effect of heterocycle-containing AIEgens," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.
    3. Shuang Tong & Jianhong Dai & Jiangman Sun & Yuanyuan Liu & Xiaoli Ma & Zhehong Liu & Teng Ma & Jiao Tan & Zhen Yao & Shanmin Wang & Haiyan Zheng & Kai Wang & Fang Hong & Xiaohui Yu & Chunxiao Gao & Xi, 2022. "Fluorescence-based monitoring of the pressure-induced aggregation microenvironment evolution for an AIEgen under multiple excitation channels," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-11, December.

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