| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1302453 | Inorganic Chemistry Communications | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Simple PET chemosensors based on anthracene show a selective turn-on fluorescence sensing for Cu2+. The flexible receptor is favorable for turn-on sensing due to chelation enhanced fluorescence. Interestingly, the turn-on fluorescence sensing for Cu2+ is hardly disturbed by the competitive cations and other highly prevalent species in biological and environmental systems, implying a potential in the biological and environmental applications.
Graphical abstractAnthracene derivatives, as fluorescent chemosensors, show high selectivity for sensing copper ion in a turn-on fashion, and the fluorescence enhancement is hardly disturbed by the other relevant ions.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slideHighlights► The anthracene derivatives show a turn-on fluorescence sensing for Cu2+. ► The mechanism of PET chemosensors is chelation enhanced fluorescence effect. ► The turn-on sensing for Cu2+ is hardly disturbed by the other cation.
