title: Interpreted Recognition Process: A Highly Sensitive and Selective Luminescence Chemosensor.
abstract: A luminescence-sensing process based on coordination compound [H2 N(CH3 )2 ]3 [Tb(dipic)3 ] was developed. It shows fast response (within 1 min), high selectivity, and is ultrasensitive to detect Fe(3+) or Cr(3+) in aqueous solution and living cells (KSV values are calculated to be 3.6×10(4)  L mol(-1) for Fe(3+) and 1.9×10(4)  L mol(-1) for Cr(3+) ). The whole recognition process has been witnessed through electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) analysis, and the ligand-transfer-induced luminescence-quenching mechanism is interpreted. This work contributes to extend the potential applications of lanthanide coordination compounds (LnCCs) in the fields of biological and environmental technologies.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 35002 (China) http://www.yamauchi-labo.com.|World Premier International (WPI), Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044 (Japan).
authors.forename: Huabin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 35002 (China) http://www.yamauchi-labo.com.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 35002 (China) http://www.yamauchi-labo.com.
authors.forename: Qikai
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 35002 (China) http://www.yamauchi-labo.com.
authors.forename: Mingdong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 35002 (China) http://www.yamauchi-labo.com.
authors.forename: Can-Zhong
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI), Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044 (Japan).
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Malgras
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI), Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044 (Japan). Yamauchi.Yusuke@nims.go.jp.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 35002 (China) http://www.yamauchi-labo.com. zhj@fjirsm.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 35002 (China) http://www.yamauchi-labo.com. swdu@fjirsm.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Shao-Wu
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Du
keywords: ESI-MS; chemosensors; luminescence; metal-organic compounds