L-shaped benzimidazole fluorophores: synthesis, characterization and optical response to bases, acids and anions.

Chem Commun (Camb)

University of Houston, Department of Chemistry, 136 Fleming Building, Houston, TX 77204-5003, USA.

Published: May 2013

Nine L-shaped benzimidazole fluorophores have been synthesized, computationally evaluated and spectroscopically characterized. These "half-cruciform" fluorophores respond to bases, acids and anions through changes in fluorescence that vary from moderate to dramatic.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2cc37120kDOI Listing

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