Franky Ka-Wah Hau, Xiaoming He, Wai Han Lam and Vivian Wing-Wah Yam
Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 8778-8780
DOI:
10.1039/C1CC12677F,
Communication
A bis-alkynyl calix[4]arene Au(I) isocyanide complex has been synthesized and demonstrated to be a selective ion probe for Al3+ based on Au(I)⋯Au(I) interactions.