Ring-in-ring complexes exhibiting tunable multicolor photoluminescence
AssigneeNorthwestern University
InventorsHuang Wu, James Fraser Stoddart, Yu Wang
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are ring-in-ring photoluminescent complexes comprising a host cyclophane and a guest cyclophane threaded through the host cyclophane and methods of using and making the same. Further disclosed herein a method for tuning photo-luminescence, the method comprising providing a host cyclophane and a guest cyclophane, contacting the guest cyclophane with the host cyclophane thereby forming the ring-in-ring photoluminescent complex.
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A ring-in-ring photoluminescent complex comprising a host cyclophane and a guest cyclophane threaded through the host cyclophane, wherein the host cyclophane is a cucurbit[n]uril,
- wherein the complex is a 1:1 host-guest complex, a 2:1 host-guest complex, or a combination thereof and
- wherein the guest cyclophane has a first photoluminescent emission maxima, the 1:1 host-guest complex has a second photoluminescent emission maxima, the 2:1 host-guest complex with the host cyclophane has a third photoluminescent emission maxima, and each of the first, second, and third photoluminescent emission maxima are different.
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