Hiroshi Yao and Tomohito Funada
Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 2748-2750
DOI:
10.1039/C4CC00090K,
Communication
Electrostatic interactions between an ESIPT molecule 2-(5′-amino-2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole (AHBT) and a phenylborate derivative give blue-green emission in acetic acid solution, but interestingly, vigorous (or mechanical) shaking of the solution leads to the formation of organic AHBT nanoparticles, which results in fluorescence colour switching from blue-green to yellow-orange.
