Pillar[5]arene-based [1]rotaxanes with salicylaldimine as the stopper: synthesis, characterization and application in the fluorescence turn-on sensing of Zn<sup>2+</sup> in water
Longtao Ma, Ruowen Tang, Youjun Zhou, Jiali Bei, Yang Wang, Tingting Chen, Changjin Ou, Ying Han, Chao‐Guo Yan, Yong Yao
Abstract
Unexpected strongly luminescent complexes were constructed via the weakly luminescent [1]rotaxane coordinating with Zn 2+ specifically due to the coordination-induced emission effect.
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