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A highly selective turn-on chemosensor for Zn2+ in aqueous media and living cells

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A new fluorene-based Schiff-base as fluorescent chemosensor for selective detection of Cr 3+ and Al 3+

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Two Pyridine‐Based Fluorescent Probes for Sensing pH

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A novel aluminum-sensitive fluorescent chemosensor based on 4-aminoantipyrine: An experimental and theoretical study

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Pyranone based probe for the selective and specific recognition of zinc ions

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Dye‐encapsulated nanocage‐based metal–organic frameworks as luminescent dual‐emitting sensors for selective detection of inorganic ions

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Triphenylamine‐Based Bis‐ and Tris‐ESIPT Compounds and Their Boron Complexes: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties and DFT Study of ICT and ESIPT Emissions

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C–H···I assisted 2D Cd(II)-coordination polymer: Remarkable photocatalytic degradation of rose bengal dye and efficient colorimetric recognition of La3+, and ClO4-

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Recent progress in hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S) sensors by metal displacement approach

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A Highly Selective Turn-On Fluorescent Probe for the Detection of Zinc

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Bismuth triggered selective colorimetric naked-eye detection for oxalate ions based on bromopyrogallol red that works as a molecular keypad lock

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