title: An AIE active Y-shaped diimidazolylbenzene: aggregation and disaggregation for Cd(2+) and Fe(3+) sensing in aqueous solution.
abstract: A simple Y-shaped dimb with AIE properties was designed and synthesized. It showed selective fluorescence turn-on toward Cd(2+) ion in MeCN-water (2 : 8, v/v) through aggregation, and also selective fluorescence turn-off toward Fe(3+) ion in MeCN-water (1 : 99, v/v) through disaggregation.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, PR China. gg2b@scu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Chengming
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Jingbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Jingsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Ge
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis*; D002412:Cations / Q000032:analysis; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D002412:Cations; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D002104:Cadmium; D014867:Water