Pillar[5]arene-based [1]rotaxanes with salicylaldimine as the stopper: synthesis, characterization and application in the fluorescence turn-on sensing of Zn2+ in water

• DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02893j
• Publication Date: 2022-07-12T07:43:20Z
• Authors: Longtao Ma; Ruowen Tang; Youjun Zhou; Jiali Bei; Yang Wang; Tingting Chen; Changjin Ou; Ying Han; Chao-Guo Yan; Yong Yao
• Keywords: Pillar; Characterization; Turn (biochemistry); Rotaxane

Unexpected strongly luminescent complexes were constructed via the weakly [1]rotaxane coordinating with Zn 2+ specifically due to coordination-induced emission effect.