Back Cover: Selective Fluorimetric Detection of Primary Alkylamines by a Calix[6]arene Funnel Complex (Chem. Eur. J. 36/2017)

Abstract

A fluorimetric reporting of neutral guest‐hosting allows for the first achievement in the chemistry of the calix[6]arene‐based funnel complex family. An induced‐fit process accompanying guest‐hosting modulates the relative arrangement and the mobility of three quinoline moieties at the large rim, as well as their fluorescence response. The system is remarkable because it selectively recognizes and reports primary amines with a backbone fitting the cavity, and it is also specific, with the nature and magnitude of the response reflecting the nature of this backbone (amine chain length in particular). More information can be found in the Full Paper by I. Leray, O. Reinaud et al. on page 8669.