Metal cations recognition by bowl-shaped N-pyrrolic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons†
Abstract
Bowl-shaped, nitrogen-doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were examined for the first time as molecular receptors for the recognition of metal cations. Potentiometric and spectrofluorimetric assays, supported with density functional theory computations, revealed that the title compounds recognise metal cations with a special focus on caesium (Cs+) cations.
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