title: From ACQ to AIE: the suppression of the strong π-π interaction of naphthalene diimide derivatives through the adjustment of their flexible chains.
abstract: Unlike normal ACQ-to-AIE conversion by the introduction of aromatic rotors accompanying the realization of a twisted conformation and a prolonged π-system, in this communication, the adjustment of the flexible chains can reach this point with the tunable packing modes while the original π-system core and related properties of the aromatic naphthalene diimide remain nearly unchanged, providing an alternative approach for the inhibition of unwanted π-π stacking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Opto-Electronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China. qianqian-alinda@163.com lizhen@whu.edu.cn lichemlab@163.com.
authors.forename: Luyi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zong
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Opto-Electronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China. qianqian-alinda@163.com lizhen@whu.edu.cn lichemlab@163.com.
authors.forename: Yujun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Opto-Electronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China. qianqian-alinda@163.com lizhen@whu.edu.cn lichemlab@163.com.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jian-Rong
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Opto-Electronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China. qianqian-alinda@163.com lizhen@whu.edu.cn lichemlab@163.com.
authors.forename: Qianqian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Opto-Electronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China. qianqian-alinda@163.com lizhen@whu.edu.cn lichemlab@163.com.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li