A cationic iridium(<scp>iii</scp>) complex with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties for highly selective detection of explosives

Xue-Gang Hou, Yong Wu, Hong‐Tao Cao, Haizhu Sun, Hai‐Bin Li, Guo‐Gang Shan, Zhong‐Min Su

Chemical Communications · 2014 · 124 citations · 41 references

Concepts

Abstract

A new cationic Ir(III) complex with AIE characteristics was designed and synthesized with the help of density functional theory calculations, which exhibits highly sensitive and selective detection of explosives (2,4,6-trinitrophenol, TNP).

References

41