π–π* Emission from a tetrazine derivative complexed with zinc ion in aqueous solution: a unique water-soluble fluorophore
- 13 April 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- Vol. 47 (20), 5807-5809
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cc11485a
Abstract
A 3,6-bis(5-amino-2-pyridyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine exhibits strong π–π* fluoresce in the presence of zinc ion (Zn2+) in aqueous solution, whereas it is not fluorescent in the absence of Zn2+ as well as in the presence of competing metal ions.Keywords
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