title: Through-space charge-transfer emitting biphenyls containing a boryl and an amino group at the o,o'-positions.
abstract: A new class of organoboron compounds containing a boryl and an amino group at the o,o'-positions of biphenyls display bright through-space intramolecular charge transfer fluorescence owing to the close contact between the boryl and the amino groups. Binding of the fluoride ions results in the remarkable blue shift and color change of the fluorescence, enabling colorimetric and ratiometric fluoride ion sensing.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Shanda Nanlu 27, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Guang-Liang
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Yi-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Cui-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Zhao