Phosphate-induced fluorescence of a tetraphenylethene-substituted tripodal tris(urea) receptor

Jie Zhao, Dong Yang, Yanxia Zhao, Liping Cao, Zhibin Zhang, Xiao Juan Yang*, Biao Wu

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Abstract

A tetraphenylethene (TPE)-decorated tripodal tris(urea) ligand L was synthesized, which shows large emission enhancement when binding to an orthophosphate anion (PO43-), but exhibits only weak or no fluorescence with other anions. The anion-binding and fluorescence properties were studied by X-ray crystal structure, NMR and fluorescence spectroscopy, and by DFT computations and the results demonstrate that the different fluorescence performance may be determined by the anion-binding modes (i.e., full- or half-encapsulation).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7360-7365
Number of pages6
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume45
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 May 2016
Externally publishedYes

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