title: Mechanism of chelation enhanced fluorescence in complexes of cadmium(II), and a possible new type of anion sensor.
abstract: The Cd(II) complex of adpa (N-(9-anthracenylmethyl)-N,N-di-(picolyl)amine) in MeOH-H2O has increased fluorescence intensity with [Cl(-)], a new type of anion sensor. The structure of [Cd(adpa)(NO3)2] has a proposed fluorescence-quenching π-contact between Cd and the fluorophore, while the Cl in [Cd(adpa)Cl2] disrupts the π-contact, restoring fluorescence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA. hancockr@uncw.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: Hyunjung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hee-Seung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joseph H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Reibenspies
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hancock