A turn-on fluorescent sensor for relay recognition of two ions: from a F−-selective sensor to highly Zn2+-selective sensor by tuning electronic effects
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Turn On
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A simple ion sensor bearing quinoline and an amide group was designed and synthesized, which showed both colorimetric detection for F− and a fluorescence turn-on response for Zn2+. Moreover, sensor L2 can distinguish F− and Zn2+via different sensing mechanisms.