Mechano-Luminescent Behavior of a Pyridine-Containing Anthracene Derivative: Role of Aromatic Stacking Interactions

Autor: D. Kashyap, G. Gogoi, R. J. Sarma
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Crystal Growth & Design. 18:4963-4970
ISSN: 1528-7505
1528-7483
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.8b00271
Popis: Isonicotinic acid anthracen-9-ylmethylene-hydrazide (AI), prepared from anthracene-9-carboxaldehyde and isoniazid, exhibited mechano-responsive luminescent emissions; for instance, gentle pressing of the weakly emissive crystals of AI (λem 527 nm) produced a yellow-green emissive material (λem 540 nm). Also, the mechano-luminescent emissions of AI could be easily switched “off” upon exposure to N,N-dimethylformamide. Contrastingly, under the same conditions, benzoic acid anthracen-9-ylmethylene-hydrazide (AB) did not exhibit mechano-responsive luminescent emissions. On the basis of UV–vis, fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies, we suggest that mechano-luminescent emissions of AI were triggered by mechanically induced deformations in the lattice, which affected the intermolecular interactions and aromatic stacking behavior. Again, the mechano-luminescent emissions of AI were switched off when mixed with oxalic acid, although accompanied by a conco...
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