biostudies-literatureLianglu JNatural Science Foundation of Henan ProvinceNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation15580https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9779595biostudies-literatureUnknown23(24)In recent years, incredible endeavors have been devoted to the design and self-assembly of discrete metal-organic cages (MOCs) with expanding intricacy and functionality. The controlled synthesis of metal-organic supramolecular cages with large branched chains remains an interesting and challenging work in supramolecular chemistry. Herein, a tetrahedral metal-organic supramolecular cage (Zn^II₄L₄) containing 12 dendritic carbazole arms is unprecedentedly constructed through coordination-driven subcomponent self-assembly and characterized in different ways. Interestingly, tetrahedral supramolecular <b>Cage-1</b> exhibited the potential for aggregation-induced emission (AIE) performance and stimulus-responsive luminescence features, and it achieved color-tunable photoluminescence due to the introduction of dendritic carbazole arms. Crucially, owing to the great photophysical properties of <b>Cage-1</b> in solution, <b>Cage-1</b> was enabled to act as a fluorescent ink for the vapor-responsive recording and wiping of information.International journal of molecular sciencesSynthesis of a Tetrahedral Metal-Organic Supramolecular Cage with Dendritic Carbazole Arms.PMC97795952023004104772021M69290522101267, 21803059, U1904212, and U2004191Zhang HYShi LSong MPHao XQHu WZhu XLianglu JfalseSynthesis of a Tetrahedral Metal-Organic Supramolecular Cage with Dendritic Carbazole Arms.In recent years, incredible endeavors have been devoted to the design and self-assembly of discrete metal-organic cages (MOCs) with expanding intricacy and functionality. The controlled synthesis of metal-organic supramolecular cages with large branched chains remains an interesting and challenging work in supramolecular chemistry. Herein, a tetrahedral metal-organic supramolecular cage (Zn^II₄L₄) containing 12 dendritic carbazole arms is unprecedentedly constructed through coordination-driven subcomponent self-assembly and characterized in different ways. Interestingly, tetrahedral supramolecular <b>Cage-1</b> exhibited the potential for aggregation-induced emission (AIE) performance and stimulus-responsive luminescence features, and it achieved color-tunable photoluminescence due to the introduction of dendritic carbazole arms. Crucially, owing to the great photophysical properties of <b>Cage-1</b> in solution, <b>Cage-1</b> was enabled to act as a fluorescent ink for the vapor-responsive recording and wiping of information.2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Dec2025-04-04T08:45:31.105Z2025-04-04T08:45:31.105ZS-EPMC97795953655522210.3390/ijms232415580