Expression of fluorescence properties by self-PET (photo-induced electron transfer) suppression both in solution and in the solid state

Abstract

This work demonstrated that anthracenemethyl-(methylamino)propanesulfonic acid constructed from a PET (photo-induced electron transfer)-based structure expresses fluorescence properties not only in the solution but also in the solid-state due to the self-PET suppression by the intramolecular proton transfer from the sulfo group to the amino group.