The new symmetric acyclic N,N'-bis(1-pyrenyl) squaramide (H2L) functionalized with the pyrene moiety as a fluorogenic fragment has been designed and its ability to selectively detect specific anions and metals investigated. H2L selectively binds Cl- both in solution (DMSO 0.5% H2O and MeCN) and in the solid state, and allows to selectively detect Cu2+ in MeCN with the formation of a 2:1 metal-receptor complex, with a green intense emission appreciable by naked eye under the UV lamp. The H2L copper complex preserves its emission properties in the presence of Cl-. The addition of basic anions (OH-, CN-, and F-) up to 10 equivalents caused the deprotonation of the squaramide NHs and a dramatic change of the emission properties of the H2L copper complex.
The new symmetric acyclic N,N'-bis(1-pyrenyl) squaramide (n class="Chemical">H2L) functionalized with the pyrene moiety as a fluorogenic fragment has been designed and its ability to selectively detect specific anions and metals investigated. H2L selectively binds Cl- both in solution (DMSO 0.5% H2O and MeCN) and in the solid state, and allows to selectively detect Cu2+ in MeCN with the formation of a 2:1 metal-receptor complex, with a green intense emission appreciable by naked eye under the UV lamp. The H2Lcopper complex preserves its emission properties in the presence of Cl-. The addition of basic anions (OH-, CN-, and F-) up to 10 equivalents caused the deprotonation of the squaramide NHs and a dramatic change of the emission properties of the H2Lcopper complex.
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DFT; anion recognition; metal sensing; squaramides; supramolecular chemistry
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