Supramolecular polymerization of biphenyl-cyanostilbenes. Triggering circularly polarized luminescence by self-assembly

We report on the synthesis of a series of cyano-luminogens with cyanostilbene fragments, benzamide units, and a nonplanar biphenyl core. Benzamide units drive supramolecular polymerization, forming helical H aggregates via kinetically controlled self-assembly. A sergeants-and-soldiers experiment rev...

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Authors: Fernández, Miguel; López-Gandul, Lucía; Gómez Aspe, Rafael; Sánchez Martín, Luis
Format: Article
Publication date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/122597
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/122597
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:547
Química orgánica (Química)
2306 Química Orgánica
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Summary:We report on the synthesis of a series of cyano-luminogens with cyanostilbene fragments, benzamide units, and a nonplanar biphenyl core. Benzamide units drive supramolecular polymerization, forming helical H aggregates via kinetically controlled self-assembly. A sergeants-and-soldiers experiment revealed frustrated asymmetry amplification due to the contamination of linear dichroism. The planarization of the central π-conjugated systems enhances aggregation-induced emission affording circularly polarized luminescence-active helical aggregates.