文摘
An axially chiral binaphthyl-bipyridyl cyclic dyad in which the two units are connected by short 鈭扖H2O鈥?linkers was synthesized. Experimental and theoretical analyses indicate that the (R)-binaphthyl unit in the dyad induces (R)-chirality in the bipyridyl unit, both in the solid state and in solution. It is shown that vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) is useful to determine the twisting pattern of 2,2鈥?bipyridyl compounds. The dyad shows crystallization-induced emission enhancement (CIEE).