Mechanistic connotations of restriction of intramolecular motions (RIM)

Yujie Tu; Zheng Zhao; Jacky W Y Lam; Ben Zhong Tang

doi:10.1093/nsr/nwaa260

Mechanistic connotations of restriction of intramolecular motions (RIM)

Natl Sci Rev. 2021 Jun 11;8(6):nwaa260. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwaa260. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Authors

Yujie Tu¹, Zheng Zhao¹, Jacky W Y Lam¹, Ben Zhong Tang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China.

Abstract

Restriction of intramolecular motion (RIM) is the widely-accpeted mechanism of aggregation-induced emission (AIE). In this concise and comprehensive perspective, four mechanistic models related to different nonradiative pathways are summarized with examples to disclose the connotation of RIM, and meaningful mechanistic topics for future researches are advised.