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Facile fluorescent detection of o-nitrophenol by a cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular assembly in aqueous media (2022)
Journal Article
He, J., Yu, X. Y., Yu, Z. C., Liu, M., Shan, P. H., Redshaw, C., Huang, Y., Tao, Z., & Xiao, X. (2022). Facile fluorescent detection of o-nitrophenol by a cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular assembly in aqueous media. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1226, Article 340262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2022.340262

The efficient and selective detection of isomers is an attractive but challenging area. In this study, a supramolecular fluorescent probe based on cucurbit[8]uril (Q[8]) and a pyrene-based derivative (G) was prepared, which effectively recognized and... Read More about Facile fluorescent detection of o-nitrophenol by a cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular assembly in aqueous media.

Encapsulationof the Haloalkane 4-Chloromethylpyridine Hydrochloride by Cucurbit[8]uril (2022)
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Shan, P., Lu, Y., Yu, Z., Fan, Y., Zhao, A., Redshaw, C., Tao, Z., & Xiao, X. (2022). Encapsulationof the Haloalkane 4-Chloromethylpyridine Hydrochloride by Cucurbit[8]uril. ChemistrySelect, 7(29), Article e202200107. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202200107

Complexation of 4-chloromethylpyridine hydrochloride (G) with cucurbit[8]uril (Q[8]) has been investigated using NMR spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), Quantum calculation, and X-ray crystallography. The da... Read More about Encapsulationof the Haloalkane 4-Chloromethylpyridine Hydrochloride by Cucurbit[8]uril.

Intermolecular Hydrogen-Bond-Assisted Solid-State Dual-Emission Molecules with Mechanical Force-Induced Enhanced Emission (2022)
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Wang, X., Zhang, J., Mao, X., Liu, Y., Li, R., Bai, J., Zhang, J., Redshaw, C., Feng, X., & Tang, B. Z. (2022). Intermolecular Hydrogen-Bond-Assisted Solid-State Dual-Emission Molecules with Mechanical Force-Induced Enhanced Emission. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 87(13), 8503–8514. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.2c00617

Hydrogen bonds not only play a crucial role in the life sciences but also endow molecules with fantastic physical and chemical properties, which help in the realization of their high-tech applications. This work presents an efficient strategy for ach... Read More about Intermolecular Hydrogen-Bond-Assisted Solid-State Dual-Emission Molecules with Mechanical Force-Induced Enhanced Emission.

Synthesis and fluorescence emission properties of 1,3,6,8-tetraarylpyrenes (2013)
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Hu, J. Y., Feng, X., Tomiyasu, H., Seto, N., Rayhan, U., Elsegood, M. R., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2013). Synthesis and fluorescence emission properties of 1,3,6,8-tetraarylpyrenes. Journal of molecular structure, 1047, 194-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.04.074

Three types of stable pyrene-based highly fluorescence (blue) compounds, 1-, 1,6-bis, 1,8-bis and 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(7-tert-butylpyrenyl)pyrenes and 1,3,6,8-tetrakis[9,9-bis(3-methylbutyl)-9H-fluoren-2-yl]pyrene, were successfully synthesized via a Pd/... Read More about Synthesis and fluorescence emission properties of 1,3,6,8-tetraarylpyrenes.