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A Metal-Based Receptor for Selective Coordination and Fluorescent Sensing of Chloride
Mauro Formica1, Vieri Fusi1, Daniele Paderni1
1Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Via della Stazione 4, 61029 Urbino, Italy.
Abstract:
A scorpionate Zn2+ complex, constituted by a macrocyclic pyridinophane core attached to a pendant arm containing a fluorescent pyridyl-oxadiazole-phenyl unit (PyPD), has been shown to selectively recognize chloride anions, giving rise to changes in fluorescence emission that are clearly visible under a 365 nm UV lamp. This recognition event has been studied by means of absorption, fluorescence, and NMR spectroscopy, and it involves the intramolecular displacement of the PyPD unit by chloride anions. Moreover, since the chromophore is not removed from the system after the recognition event, the fluorescence can readily be restored by elimination of the bound chloride anion.
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