Luminescent chemosensors for pH, halide and hydroxide ions based on kinetically stable, macrocyclic europium-phenanthridinium conjugates

  • David Parker*
  • , Kanthi Senanayake
  • , J. A.Gareth Williams
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The neutral europium complex [EuL1] shows a pH dependent luminescence enhancement of over 500, while in the N-methylated analogue the metal-based luminescence is selectively quenched by chloride and (above pH 10) by hydroxide anions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1777-1778
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 1997

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