A new class of carbazole derivatives was facilely synthesized by Wittig–Horner and Suzuki reactions, and their thermal and photophysical properties were investigated. They exhibited aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) characteristics and high thermal stability. The glass transition temperatures (Tg) of these compounds ranged from 178 to 231 °C, while their decomposition temperatures (Td) ranged from 496 to 535 °C. The solubility of the derivatives did not monotonically change with an increasing number of phenylene bridges, but exhibited a clear odd-even effect.
A series of new aggregation-induced emission enhancement derivatives from bis(triphenylethylene) with strong blue-light-emitting properties and high thermal stability have been synthesized Their maximum fluorescence emission wavelengths range between 464-468 nm with fluorescence quantum yields of 0 58-0 88 Their glass transition temperatures range from 125 degrees C to 178 C The obtained experimental results demonstrate the different aggregation-induced emission enhancement phenomena caused by the effect of solvent and formation of both H- and J- aggregation states An emitting device was fabricated using a bis(triphenylene) derivative in the emitting layer which exhibited a luminance efficiency of up to 2 cd/A with a maximum brightness of 548 cd/m(2) (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved