DOI: 10.1039/d6cp02388f ISSN: 1463-9076
Rationalizing the fluorescence emission enhancement of imidazo[1,5- a ]pyridines in the solid state upon hydrogenation
Chiara Vola, G. Attilio Ardizzoia, Anita Cinco, Gioele Colombo, Bruno Therrien, Stefano BrennaHydrogenated imidazo[1,5- a ]pyridines show intense solid-state deep-blue emission. We propose packing-induced fluorescence enhancement (PIFE) to describe how crystal lattice engineering suppresses non-radiative pathways to boost quantum efficiency.