Chemistry Letters, Vol.31, No.7, 686-687, 2002
Mg2+-selective fluorescence enhancement of benzo-15-crown-5 derivative bearing vinylanthracene fluorophore
A fluoroionophore, 1-(anthryl)-2-(benzo-15-crown-5)ethene, was synthesized. This crown ether derivative showed remarkably high cation-induced fluorescence enhancement for magnesium ion.