Fluorescence "ON-OFF-ON" response in the formation of a tetrahedral anionocage and encapsulation of halogenated hydrocarbons.
Jie ZhaoWenyao ZhangYayun ZhengYue WangDong YangPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2023)
A three-model fluorescence "ON-OFF-ON" system, from a tris-bis(urea) anion ligand (LMe) to anionocage 1Me and then to the host-guest complex, in response to anion coordination and halogenated hydrocarbon encapsulation, was established.