Highly selective Cu<sup>2+</sup> detection with a naphthalimide-functionalised pillar[5]arene fluorescent chemosensor
Rong Chang, Chan-Yu Chen, Liya Gao, Yana Li, Zui-Harng Lee, Hongxia Zhao, Andrew C.‐H. Sue, Kai‐Chi Chang
Abstract
Ligand 1, a rim-differentiated pillar[5]arene with five naphthalimide groups, serves as a highly selective ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor for Cu 2+ .
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ChemistryFluorescencePillarPhotochemistryCombinatorial chemistryEngineeringStructural engineeringQuantum mechanicsPhysicsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials