Circularly polarized luminescence of achiral open-shell π-radicals†
Qingxian Jin,Yutao Sang,Haoqing Guo,Shengzhi Dong,Jianlei Han,Wenjie Chen,Xuefeng Yang,Feng Li,Pengfei Duan
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 05/14/2019 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C9CC03281A
Abstract

Stable luminescent π-radicals with doublet emission have attracted growing attention for functional molecular materials. However, their chiroptical properties, particularly their doublet emission-based circularly polarized luminescence, have never been investigated. Here, we investigate the circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) properties of a series of achiral luminescent open-shell π-radicals through various chirality regulation approaches, including induction by a magnetic field, supramolecular coassembly and chiral liquid crystal encapsulation.

Graphical abstract: Circularly polarized luminescence of achiral open-shell π-radicals