Unlike previous coordinative host-guest systems, highly emissive host-guest complexes (up to Φ(F) = 0.5) were successfully prepared upon encapsulation of various fluorescent dyes (e.g., BODIPY and coumarin derivatives) by a Pt(II)-linked coordination capsule in water. Picosecond time-resolved spectroscopy elucidates the photophysical behaviors of the obtained complexes. Notably, the emission color of the fluorescent guest within the capsule can be readily modulated upon pairwise encapsulation with planar aromatic molecules.
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January 2025
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China; Shanghai Institution Pollution Control & Ecology Security, Shanghai 200092, China. Electronic address:
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Institute of Chemistry, The Fritz Haber Research Center, and The Harvey M. Krueger Family Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Edmond J. Safra Campus, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel. Electronic address:
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Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China. Electronic address:
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