A turn-on phosphorescent sensor of Pb2+ in water by the formation of a coordination polymer.
Marco VillaMyriam RoyGiacomo BergaminiMarc GingrasPaola CeroniPublished in: Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) (2019)
Hexakis(phenylthio)benzene compounds carrying six carboxylic acid groups at their periphery combine aggregation-induced phosphorescence, water-solubility and metal-binding properties: the para-isomer is a selective and sensitive turn-on phosphorescent sensor of Pb2+ ions in water.