Fluorescent diaza crown ether sensitive to complexation, conformation and microenvironment

Abstract

A newly synthesized diaza crown ether, BPDC, demonstrates sensitivity to solvent polarity, microviscosity and metal complexation with spectroscopic changes in monomer and excimer fluorescence.

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