biostudies-literatureHu JNatural Science Foundation of Guangxi ProvinceNational Natural Science Foundation of China710-716https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9076843biostudies-literatureUnknown8(2)A novel thermally stable and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) active compound, 2,2'-(([1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diylbis(phenylazanediyl))bis(4,1-phenylene))bis(3,3-diphenylacrylonitrile) (BP2TPAN) was synthesized through a C-N coupling reaction between 2-(4-bromophenyl)-3,3-diphenylacrylonitrile (Br-TPAN) and <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>'-diphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine, under mild conditions using Pd(OAc)₂ and P(<i>t</i>-Bu)₃ as a catalyst. The BP2TPAN was characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, high resolution mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The thermal analysis showed that the glass transition and decomposition temperatures (5% weight loss) are 96 and 414 °C, respectively. The fluorescent emission peaks changes at 540 and 580 nm upon grinding were attriRSC advancesA novel triphenylacrylonitrile based AIEgen for high contrast mechanchromism and bicolor electroluminescence.PMC90768432016GXNSFBA38006451603050Liu YYuan WZHu JHe GWei CJiang BGong YfalseA novel triphenylacrylonitrile based AIEgen for high contrast mechanchromism and bicolor electroluminescence.A novel thermally stable and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) active compound, 2,2'-(([1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diylbis(phenylazanediyl))bis(4,1-phenylene))bis(3,3-diphenylacrylonitrile) (BP2TPAN) was synthesized through a C-N coupling reaction between 2-(4-bromophenyl)-3,3-diphenylacrylonitrile (Br-TPAN) and <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>'-diphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine, under mild conditions using Pd(OAc)₂ and P(<i>t</i>-Bu)₃ as a catalyst. The BP2TPAN was characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, high resolution mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The thermal analysis showed that the glass transition and decomposition temperatures (5% weight loss) are 96 and 414 °C, respectively. The fluorescent emission peaks changes at 540 and 580 nm upon grinding were attri2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 Jan2025-04-19T09:21:24.661Z2025-02-19T03:25:51.228ZS-EPMC90768433553894110.1039/c7ra10174k