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Product Code B4131-250mg
Price £50 ex. VAT

Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) Tetraphenylethylene Ligand

used for the synthesis of macromolecules and COFs with photoluminescence and aggregation-induced emission


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1,2-Bis(4-ethynylphenyl)-1,2-diphenylethene (CAS number 1240785-42-5) features a tetraphenylethylene core with two ethynyl groups. Tetraphenylethylene building blocks are widely used for the synthesis of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) materials. The propeller shape of tetraphenylethylene hinders the ππ stacking and eliminates the aggregation-caused quenching effect. The ethynyl groups enable 1,2-Bis(4-ethynylphenyl)-1,2-diphenylethene to undergo multiple reactions such as Sonogashira coupling reaction and azide-alkyne cycloaddition (click chemistry).

Polydiynes of 1,2-bis(4-ethynylphenyl)-1,2-diphenylethene are prepared from iodination of the ethynyl group followed by a KI-mediated metal-free homo-polycoupling reaction. The polydiynes exhibit UV-tuneable refractive indices (n = 1.77 to 2.11).

MOF and COF ligands

MOF and COF ligands

Tetraphenylethylene ligand for cross-linked COF/MOF networks

Facile reactions

Facile reactions

Ethynyl groups possesses excellent reactivity

High purity

High purity

> 98% pure

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General Information

CAS Number 1240785-42-5
Chemical Formula C30H20
Full Name 1,2-Bis(4-ethynylphenyl)-1,2-diphenylethene
Molecular Weight 380.49 g/mol
Synonyms 1,2-Bis(4-ethynylphenyl)-1,2-diphenylethylene
Classification or Family Tetraphenylethylene building blocks, COFs, Photoluminescence, AIE

Chemical Structure


1,2-Bis(4-ethynylphenyl)-1,2-diphenylethene chemical structure, CAS 1240785-42-5
1,2-Bis(4-ethynylphenyl)-1,2-diphenylethene chemical structure, CAS 1240785-42-5

Product Details

Purity > 98%
Melting Point N/A
Appearance Pale yellow powder

MSDS Documentation

1,2-Bis(4-ethynylphenyl)-1,2-diphenylethene MSDS Sheet1,2-Bis(4-ethynylphenyl)-1,2-diphenylethene MSDS Sheet

References

  • Aggregation-induced emission polymer systems with circularly polarized luminescence, H. Yan et al., Aggregate, 4, e331 (2023); DOI: 10.1002/agt2.331.
  • AIE-active conjugated polymer nanoparticles with red-emission for in vitro and in vivo imaging, D. Yang et al., RSC Adv., 6, 114580 (2016); DOI: 10.1039/c6ra18678e.
  • Development of transition metal-free polymerization route to functional conjugated polydiynes from haloalkyne-based organic reaction, Y. Zhang et al., Polym. Chem., 7, 2492–2500 (2016); DOI: 10.1039/C6PY00050A.

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