A twin-axial pseudorotaxane for phosphorescence cell imaging.
Xin-Kun MaYing-Ming ZhangQilin YuHaoyang ZhangZhiyuan ZhangYu Liu
Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2021)
A twin-axial pseudorotaxane is constructed using a phenylpyridine salt with diethanolamine (DA-PY) and cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]), and it not only displays phosphorescence in aqueous solution but it can also be used for targeted cell-imaging.