A pyridinyl-functionalized tetraphenylethene (Py-TPE) was synthesized and it demonstrated colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescent responses to trivalent metal cations (M3+, M = Cr, Fe, Al) over a variety of mono- and divalent metal cations.
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A pyridinyl-functionalized tetraphenylethylene fluorogen for specific sensing of trivalent cations
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MoE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Study, State Key Laboratory of Molecular NeuroScience, and Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 1503-1505
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC38246F
Received 15 Nov 2012, Accepted 04 Jan 2013
First published online 04 Jan 2013
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