Reversible mechanochromic and thermochromic luminescence switching via hydrogen-bond-directed assemblies in a zinc coordination complex

• DOI: 10.1039/c7ce01511a
• Publication Date: 2017-10-03T11:04:46Z
• Authors: Rui Zou; Jie Zhang; Shuzhi Hu; Fei Hu; Haoyu Zhang; Zhiyong Fu
• Keywords: Thermochromism; Naked eye

A zinc coordination complex with terpyridyl derivative as ligand exhibits mechanochromic and thermochromic luminescence behaviors reversible color changes visible to the naked eye from pink blue-purple upon mechanical grinding blue heating.