Citation: Rong Zhang, Zhiyi Yu, Hengyi Zhang, Yu Liu. Achieving photo-controlled reversible multicolor luminescent supramolecular assembly by multicharged β-cyclodextrin[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(6): 111633. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111633 shu

Achieving photo-controlled reversible multicolor luminescent supramolecular assembly by multicharged β-cyclodextrin

College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

yuliu@nankai.edu.cn

Received Date: 7 April 2025
Revised Date: 7 July 2025
Accepted Date: 23 July 2025
Available Online: 5 August 2025

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Multivalent supramolecular assemblies not only can efficiently enhance the photophysical properties of functional molecules, but also are able to intelligently modulate the luminescence behavior. Herein, the photo-controlled reversible multicolor luminescent supramolecular assembly was constructed on agarose substrate by non-covalent interactions, which was composed of multicharged β-cyclodextrin (AMCD) with adamantane-modified spiropyrane derivative (Adam-SP) and tetraphenylethene derivatives (TPE). Firstly, the positively charged AMCD and negatively charged TPE form a binary assembly AMCD@TPE through electrostatic interaction, significantly enhancing the luminescence of TPE at 480 nm with a quantum yield (QY) jump from 0.68% to 31.24%. Moreover, the binary assembly AMCD@TPE and Adam-SP further formed a ternary assembly Adam-MC@AMCD@TPE through strong host-guest interaction, which not only achieved photo-regulated multicolor reversible fluorescence in both aqueous solution and agarose hydrogel under alternating visible light irradiation and dark treatment, but also produced adjustable luminescence changes under thermal stimulation. The ternary assembly Adam-MC@AMCD@TPE was successfully applied to photo-controlled multiple anti-counterfeiting.
- Supramolecular assembly,
- Multicharged cyclodextrin,
- Multicolor luminescence,
- Photo-responsiveness,
- Dynamic anti-counterfeiting
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