Noncovalent interactions colorize aggregate photophysics

Noncovalent interactions play an increasingly essential role in manipulating the photophysical properties of poorly conjugated luminogens, especially in the aggregate and solid states. In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, McGonigal, Jones, Moggach, and co-workers provide solid structure-property evidence on how subtle structural changes and noncovalent interactions colorize the photophysical properties of fluorescent organic molecular rotors under high pressure. Noncovalent interactions play an increasingly essential role in manipulating the photophysical properties of poorly conjugated luminogens, especially in the aggregate and solid states. In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, McGonigal, Jones, Moggach, and co-workers provide solid structure-property evidence on how subtle structural changes and noncovalent interactions colorize the photophysical properties of fluorescent organic molecular rotors under high pressure.