A four-state fluorescent molecular switch.
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SUBMITTER: Liu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6203447 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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A four-state fluorescent molecular switch.
Liu Yuan Y Zhou Jiawang J Wasielewski Michael R MR Xing Hang H Mirkin Chad A CA
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20181001 85
Four distinct fluorescent states are achieved in a single Weak-Link Approach (WLA) construct bearing pyrene and tetraphenylethene moieties. The fluorescence of the compound in both the solution and solid phases can be manipulated through reversible coordination chemistry at the PtII center. ...[more]
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