Design, synthesis, and analysis of multi-layered 3D fluorescent polymers derived from anthracene and naphthalene structural units

Key Points

• To create and evaluate new multilayer polymers derived from anthracene and naphthalene for their optical properties and applications.
• Utilized Suzuki polycondensation for polymer synthesis.
• Tailored dibromonaphthalenes as building blocks.
• Analyzed water-triggered AIE (aggregation-induced emission) properties.
• Observed a turn-on effect of AIE in response to water.
• Identified locally ordered nanoscale domains beneficial for optical properties.
• Demonstrated potential applications in optical sensing and optoelectronic devices.