Chiral Diazatriptycene Exhibiting Acid‐Induced Ternary Circularly Polarized Luminescence Switching and Crystal Morphology Changes

R Ryo Inoue A Atsushi Aoki (Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment School of Biological and Environmental Sciences Kwansei Gakuin University 1 Gakuen Uegahara Sanda Hyogo 669‐1330 Japan) T Tomohiro Agou (Department of Material Science Graduate School of Science University of Hyogo 3‐2‐1 Kouto, Kamigori‐cho Ako‐gun Hyogo 678‐1297 Japan) Y Yasuhiro Morisaki (Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment School of Biological and Environmental Sciences Kwansei Gakuin University 1 Gakuen Uegahara Sanda Hyogo 669‐1330 Japan)

Abstract

Abstract Doubly N ‐doped triptycene 2,6‐diazatriptycene 1 was synthesized as the first example of triptycene‐bearing intrinsic chirality in its core. The resolved enantiomers exhibited an acid‐induced ternary circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) switching behavior, enabling on/off and +/− control, with a dissymmetry factor ( g lum ) of approximately 10 −3 . Density functional theory calculations indicated that these ternary CPL changes were derived from modulation of through‐space conjugation within the triptycene skeleton. In addition, single‐crystal X‐ray analysis of 1 and the salt 1 •(TfOH) n revealed the presence of herringbone arrangements, trimer clusters, chiral porous tubes, and 2D charge‐segregated array structures. These results demonstrate that precise change of the molecular assembly can be achieved using N ‐doped chiral triptycene facilitated by ionic hydrogen bonding and donor‐acceptor π‐π stacking.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 64, Issue 31
Published July 28, 2025
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (4)

R

Ryo Inoue

A

Atsushi Aoki

Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment School of Biological and Environmental Sciences Kwansei Gakuin University 1 Gakuen Uegahara Sanda Hyogo 669‐1330 Japan

T

Tomohiro Agou

Department of Material Science Graduate School of Science University of Hyogo 3‐2‐1 Kouto, Kamigori‐cho Ako‐gun Hyogo 678‐1297 Japan

Y

Yasuhiro Morisaki

Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment School of Biological and Environmental Sciences Kwansei Gakuin University 1 Gakuen Uegahara Sanda Hyogo 669‐1330 Japan