A Mechanochromic Single Crystal: Turning Two Color Changes into a Tricolored Switch

  • Zhiyong Ma
  • , Zhijian Wang
  • , Xiao Meng
  • , Zhimin Ma
  • , Zejun Xu
  • , Yuguo Ma
  • , Xinru Jia*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The single crystal of M-4-B was obtained by attaching the boron of BH3 to the amine linker between a tetraphenylethylene (TPE) unit and rhodamine B. M-4-B showed a novel sequential tricolor switching from dark blue to bluish-green and to a reddish color upon grinding. The boron atom played a key role in developing the single crystal.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)519-522
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • boron
  • mechanochromic fluorescence
  • multicolored switch
  • rhodamine B
  • single crystals

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