title: Turn-on fluorescence response upon anion binding to dimesitylboryl-functionalized quaterthiophene.
abstract: Addition of CN(-) or F(-) to the B-functionalized quaterthiophene QTB induces a rapid change in the emission color from yellow to blue and blue-green, respectively, accompanied by a strong fluorescence turn-on. Structural analyses and TD-DFT calculations suggest that both the conformation of the conjugated backbone and the nature of the anion have a critical impact.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University-Newark, 73 Warren Street, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Roger A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lalancette
authors.forename: Frieder
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jäkle