The ethylenediamine functionalized quinacridone derivatives 3a-c display an orange fluorescence (l em (max) = 558 nm) which is quenched upon addition of coordinating metal ions by formation of a macrocyclic chelate bringing metal ion and fluorophore in close proximity to one another.
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