文献名：Aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE)-active tetraphenylethene (TPE)-based chemosensor for CN⁻

作者：Yilan Wang^a; Hongliang Liu^a; Zhao Chen^a; Shouzhi Pu^ab

^a  Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330013, PR China

^b  Department of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang 330103, PR China

摘要：An aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE)-active fluorescent sensor has been successfully designed and synthesized, combining the AIE effect of tetraphenylethylene (TPE) with the cyanide acceptor of phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazole. The sensor exhibits not only the property of AIEE in DCM/n-hexane or THF/H₂O, but also the phenomenon of mechanofluorochromic (MFC). It displays large Stokes shift (107 nm) due to the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) process. The cation of CN⁻ boosts the ICT process to make the greater Stokes shift (184 nm) with the fluorescent color vary from blue-green to sodium-yellow and visually turning from light yellow to dark yellow in the naked eyes. The results of Job's plot, ESI-MS and the DFT calculations provide the stoichiometric ratio and electronic properties of the sensor. Furthermore, the sensor could be applied to qualitative and quantitative detection of CN⁻ on test paper strips.

关键词：Aggregation-induced emission enhancement; Mechanofluorochromic; Fluorescent sensor; Cyanide