Issue 27, 2021

Dual role of silver in a fluorogenic N-squaraine probe based on Ag(i)–π interactions

Abstract

In the presence of Ag(I), the monoanion of cyano-N-squaraine (I) generates an intense fluorescence turn-on response. Experimental evidence and DFT calculations reveal a sequence of deprotonation-coordination events in which the Ag(I) ions play a dual role as a Lewis acid and coordinating metal. The observed effect is highly selective for Ag(I) compared to other metals.

Graphical abstract: Dual role of silver in a fluorogenic N-squaraine probe based on Ag(i)–π interactions

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Apr 2021
Accepted
14 Jun 2021
First published
14 Jun 2021

Dalton Trans., 2021,50, 9367-9371

Dual role of silver in a fluorogenic N-squaraine probe based on Ag(I)–π interactions

M. Vega, S. Blasco, E. García-España, B. Soberats, A. Frontera, C. Rotger and A. Costa, Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 9367 DOI: 10.1039/D1DT01408K

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