title: "Turn-on" fluorescent sensor for the selective detection of zinc ion by a sterically-encumbered bipyridyl-based receptor.
abstract: A sterically-encumbered 5,5'-distyryl-2,2'-bipyridyl derivative that enforces a 1:1 metal-to-ligand ratio acts as a selective turn-on sensor for Zn(2+) in THF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
authors.forename: Ashlyn E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: Rhett C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl; D015032:Zinc