Turn-on of the fluorescence of tetra(4-pyridylphenyl)ethylene by the synergistic interactions of mercury(II) cation and hydrogen sulfate anion.
The fluorescence of tetra(4-pyridylphenyl)ethylene (1) can be switched on significantly by the synergistic interactions of Hg(2+) and HSO(4)(-) based on a new aggregation mechanism for tetraphenylethylene molecules.
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Organic Solids Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
Guangxi
G
Huang
Guanxin
G
Zhang
Deqing
D
Zhang