Hierarchical Assembly and Aggregation-Induced Enhanced Emission of a Pair of Isostructural Zn14 Clusters

Inorganic Chemistry
Xue-Li ChenMing-Hua Zeng

Abstract

Information of solid-state and solution structures is crucial in the characterization of molecular clusters and in advancing the understanding of their diverse properties. [Et3NH]2[Zn14(hmq)8(OH)4X10] [X = Cl and Br; H2hmq = 2-(hydroxymethyl)quinolin-8-ol] consist of a peanut-shaped Zn10O12 core, in which the Zn atoms occupy the faces and corners of an octahedron and are protected by bonded halogen atoms and bulky organic ligands. Observation of the [Zn14(hmq)8(OH)4X10]2- fragment in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) suggests that the cluster is stable in solution. ESI-MS analyses from dissolved crystals and mother liquors reveal that Zn(hmq) self-assembles to Zn5(hmq)4Cl, then dimerizes through four [OH]- bridges to Zn10(hmq)8(OH)4Cl2, and progressively captures four ZnCl2 one-by-one to [Zn14(hmq)8(OH)4Cl10]2-. Because the supramolecular interactions between the anion and cation in the solid suppress the rotation/vibration of the halogen atoms and confine the movable organic ligands on the rigid Zn-O core, both crystal phases exhibit intense photoluminescence, much stronger than that in solution. This is the first coordination cluster to exhibit "aggregation-induced enhanced emission". In addition, preliminary...Continue Reading

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