Synfacts 2009(12): 1345-1345  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1218183
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Aggregation-Induced Emission

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Jose M. Lobez
Z. Zhao, Z. Wang, P. Lu, C. Y. K. Chan, D. Liu, J. W. Y. Lam, H. H. Y. Sung, I. D. Williams, Y. Ma, B. Z. Tang*
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Jilin University, Changchun, P. R. of China
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Publikationsdatum:
20. November 2009 (online)

Significance

Chromophore aggregation can quench emission, but it can also have the reverse effect by restricting intramolecular rotation. Several silole-based chromophores which exhibit this aggregation-induced emission (AIE) are presented here.