Yifan Liu, Eun Jin Jun, Gyoungmi Kim, Ae-Ree Lee, Joon-Hwa Lee and Juyoung Yoon
Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 2505-2507
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC49430F,
Communication
A novel bispyrene compound was synthesized to selectively detect RNA through excimer emission “turn-on” in aqueous solution at physiological pH (7.4). The compound was used to successfully image RNA in HeLa cells.