Issue 42, 2013
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Chemical Communications

A fluorescence-switchable luminogen in the solid state: a sensitive and selective sensor for the fast “turn-on” detection of primary amine gas†

Tianyu Han,ab   Jacky W. Y. Lam,a   Na Zhao,a   Meng Gao,a   Zhiyong Yang,a   Engui Zhao,a   Yuping Dong*b  and  Ben Zhong Tang*acd  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Study, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials and Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
E-mail: tangbenz@ust.hk

b College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, China
E-mail: chdongyp@bit.edu.cn
Fax: +86-10-6894-8982

c Guangdong Innovative Research Team, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Device, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou 510640, China

d HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China 518057

Abstract

The emission of pyrrole-substituted benzoic acid can be repeatedly switched between the dark and bright states in the solid state by chemical fuming and heating processes, enabling it to work as a rapid sensitive fluorescent sensor for primary amine detection.

Graphical abstract: A fluorescence-switchable luminogen in the solid state: a sensitive and selective sensor for the fast “turn-on” detection of primary amine gas

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC41414K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Feb 2013
Accepted
30 Mar 2013
First published
03 Apr 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 4848-4850

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A fluorescence-switchable luminogen in the solid state: a sensitive and selective sensor for the fast “turn-on” detection of primary amine gas

T. Han, J. W. Y. Lam, N. Zhao, M. Gao, Z. Yang, E. Zhao, Y. Dong and B. Z. Tang, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 4848 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC41414K

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