Macrocyclic dications 22+ composed of two triarylmethylium units were designed and synthesized. In contrast to the reference monocations 1+, macrocyclic dications 22+ exhibited mechanochromic emission extending to the red region (−900 nm), since the luminescence color in a solid state can reversibly change due to their constrained structures granted by alkylene linkers and the choice of a proper counterion. X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic analyses revealed that such mechanochromic behavior was induced by the crystal-to-amorphous transition. A change in the intermolecular interaction of macrocyclic dications 22+ would be the key to realizing a change in the emission pattern, since the color of the molecules did not change by applying mechanical stimuli. These findings may suggest a design strategy for creating a variety of stimuli-responsive materials, especially for carbocation-based fluorescent materials.
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Ishigaki, Y., Tachibana, T., Sugawara, K., Kikuchi, M., & Suzuki, T. (2023). Bis(triarylmethylium)-type Macrocyclic Dications: Mechanochromic Emission Extending to the Red Region. ChemPlusChem, 88(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202300110
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