In this contribution, we report a supramolecular approach toward mesogens showing aggregation-induced emission (AIE). AIE-active aromatic thioethers, acting as hydrogen-bond donors, were combined with alkoxystilbazoles as hydrogen-bond acceptors. Upon self-assembly, hydrogen-bonded complexes with monotropic liquid crystalline behavior were obtained. In addition, it was found that the introduction of a chiral citronellyl side chain leads to drastic bathochromic shift of the emission, which was not observed for linear alkyl chains. The mesomorphic behavior, as well as the photophysical properties as a solid and in the mesophase of the liquid crystalline assemblies, were studied in detail.

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氢键形成的聚集诱导排放的液晶元

在此贡献中，我们报告了一种超分子方法，用于处理介晶，显示聚集诱导的发射（AIE）。充当氢键供体的AIE活性芳族硫醚与作为氢键受体的烷氧基噻唑结合。自组装后，获得具有单向液晶行为的氢键配合物。另外，发现手性香茅醇侧链的引入导致发射的严重的红移，这对于线性烷基链没有观察到。详细研究了液晶体的介晶行为，以及在固体和中间相中的光物理性质。