Fluorescent calix[4]arene which responds to solvent polarity and metal ions

Izuo Aoki, Hirosuke Kawabata, Kazuaki Nakashima, Seiji Shinkai

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1991 · 78 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

A calix[4]arene having two pyrene moieties on the lower rim has been synthesized; the ratio of the monomer vs. excimer emission was sensitively affected by solvent polarity and added metal ions.

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