title: Boron Complexes of Glyoxal-Derived Ugi Adducts as a New Class of Aggregation-Induced Emission Photoluminescent Materials.
abstract: A series of O,O-chelated boron complexes was prepared through a four-component Ugi reaction followed by complexation of the resulting 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with boron trifluoride diethyl etherate. The optical properties of these novel luminophores were investigated by UV/Vis spectroscopy and spectrofluorometry, revealing pronounced aggregation-induced emission (AIE) features.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Dushu Lake Campus, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Huiping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Dushu Lake Campus, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Gaigai
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Dushu Lake Campus, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Yingchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Dushu Lake Campus, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Binbin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Dushu Lake Campus, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Stepan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kashtanov
authors.affiliation: XStruct, Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S3, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kristof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Hecke
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Dushu Lake Campus, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Olga P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Pereshivko
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Dushu Lake Campus, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Vsevolod A
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6649-2384
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Peshkov
keywords: aggregation-induced emission; boron complexes; chelates; multicomponent reactions; photoluminescence