Colorimetric and luminescent sensing of F- anion through strong anion-pi interaction inside the pi-acidic cavity of a pyridyl-triazine bridged trinuclear Re(I)-tricarbonyl diimine complex.

Authors :: Hung CY
Singh AS
Chen CW
Wen YS
Sun SS
Source :: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2009 Mar 28 (12), pp. 1511-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Jan 27.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: A trinuclear star-shaped organometallic host with a pi-acidic interior cavity has been synthesized and this shows a strong anion-pi interaction with PF6-, as demonstrated in the crystal structure and colorimetric and luminescent responses with F- anion in solution.

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