title: Colorimetric and fluorescent pH and Cu2+ probes induced by photoisomerization of a maleonitrile-based Salen ligand.
abstract: Both photo-induced cis-trans-isomers of a maleonitrile-based Salen ligand can be used as pH probes covering a broad pH range through three different mechanisms but upon undergoing the formation of a stable complex and Cu(2+)-promoted hydrolysis, respectively, they exhibit totally different responses and mechanisms for sensing Cu(2+).
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. xianghaifeng@scu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jinghui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Yuhui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xiangge
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Haifeng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiang