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Theodore Gerard1, Yang Wei1, Erwin Weerawardhana1
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States.
ACS Omega
|February 6, 2023
Abstract:
A Zn2+ based complex, 3, displays greatly increased fluorescence emission in the presence of Mg2+. Fluorescent and computational studies suggest that 3 selectively interacts with Mg2+ due to optimal cavity size formation between two uncoordinated pyrazole side arms. This work thus represents a new approach to the development of fluorescent chemosensors.

