title: A dual-boron-cored luminogen capable of sensing and imaging.
abstract: A new dual-boron-cored luminogen ligated with a nitrogen-containing multidentate ligand and four bulky phenyl rings was readily synthesized. The unique molecular structure endows this BN-containing luminogen with rich photophysical properties in either solution or in the solid state, including a large Stokes shift, aggregation induced emission activity and reversible piezochromism. Furthermore, this BN-containing luminogen exhibits good capabilities for imaging living cells and sensing of fluoride anions.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China. fan-zhang@sjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yubin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yiyong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mai
authors.forename: Yingchao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shibo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Ruizhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Xinliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D001895:Boron / Q000737:chemistry*; D002470:Cell Survival; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D001895:Boron; D005459:Fluorides