Controlling the molecular aggregation. An amphiphilic Schiff-base zinc(II) complex as supramolecular fluorescent probe.
A designed amphiphilic Schiff-base bis(salicylaldiminato)zinc(II) complex, 1, forms defined aggregates in dilute solutions of non-coordinating solvents. The switching to the monomer can be driven by addition of a coordinating species and involves a dramatic enhancement of the fluorescence emission.
Consiglio
Giuseppe
G
Dipartimento di Metodologie Fisiche e Chimiche per l'Ingegneria, Università di Catania, I-95125, Catania, Italy.
Failla
Salvatore
S
Oliveri
Ivan Pietro
IP
Purrello
Roberto
R
Di Bella
Santo
S