Mechanical-Bond-Induced Exciplex Fluorescence in an Anthracene-Based Homo[2]catenane
Amine Garci, Yassine Beldjoudi, Mohamad S. Kodaimati, Jessica E. Hornick, Minh T. Nguyen, M. Mustafa Çetin, Charlotte L. Stern, Indranil Roy, Emily A. Weiss, J. Fraser Stoddart
Abstract
= 14 ns) in MeCN and at 675 nm in aqueous solution. Live-cell imaging performed in MIAPaCa-2 prostate cancer cells confirmed that the catenane exciplex emission can be detected at micromolar concentrations.
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ExcimerChemistryPyridiniumAnthraceneCatenaneExcited statePhotochemistryQuantum yieldMonomerFluorescenceCyclophaneMoleculeCrystallographyCrystal structurePolymerOrganic chemistryNuclear physicsQuantum mechanicsPhysicsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials