title: A tetraphenylethene-based caged compound: synthesis, properties and applications.
abstract: A tetraphenylethene-based caged compound (TPE-C) is designed and synthesized. TPE-C is non-fluorescent either in solution or in aggregated state, but its emission can be induced to emit strong cyan emission in the aggregated state by UV irradiation. This property enables TPE-C to be applied in photo-patterning and anti-counterfeiting related areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience and Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. tangbenz@ust.hk.
authors.forename: Chris Y Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ryan T K
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: Ju
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.forename: Yuning
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Sijie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jacky W Y
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Ben Zhong
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D004396:Coloring Agents; D005030:Ethylenes; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes