Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2010,6, No. 44, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.44
exhibit Cu2+ induced ON-OFF type signaling patterns over the other representative metal ions studied. Compound 1 exhibits 97% quenching of emission in the presence of Cu2+ whilst derivative 2 shows 81% quenching under similar experimental conditions.
Keywords: adenine-basedanthracene; copper ion