“…Vapo‐ and mechanoluminescent complexes in the solid state show reversible emission‐color changes in the visible or near‐infrared regions. These spectral shifts, as responses of VOCs or mechanical force, generally originate from molecular conformation changes in the solid state, e.g., metal–metal distance,3–22, 40, 41, 43–45 coordination of VOCs,23–26 trapped VOCs in a crystal lattice,27–29 weak noncovalent interactions (π–π interaction, hydrogen bonding, CH–π interactions),8, 11, 19, 20, 26, 30–36, 40, 43, 47 isomerization involving polymer complexes and oligomers,37 and planarization of the conjugated ligand 46. Up to now, a number of linearly‐coordinated Au I systems have been reported as vapoluminescent compounds3, 6, 9 or mechanoluminescent materials 39–41.…”