Recent advances of folded tetraphenylethene derivatives featuring through-space conjugation

Through-space conjugated molecules are interesting building blocks for the construction of functional materials that allow multi-dimensional transport of carrier and energy.However,the well explored through-space conjugated molecules are quite limited,which defers their structure-property correlation establishment and wide-scale application.In this review,we introduce a kind of newly-emerging folded tetraphenylethene derivatives featuring through-space conjugation.Their synthesis,crystal and electronic structures,and optical properties are described,and their representative applications as bipolar charge-transporting materials in organic light-emitting diodes and as single-molecule wires in molecular devices are presented,which are anticipated to provide guidance for the further expansion of through-space conjugated systems.