“…Photoinduced electron transfer (PET) is constantly lurking in the shadows. , Low-lying ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT) excited states also take their toll . Furthermore, energetic proximity of guest lowest excited states can lead to temperature-dependent emission at best 87,131,132 and complete quenching at worst. , Sensors 10 , 11 , and 12 show the evolution of this approach at Nocera's laboratory. , Although the heterobireceptor system in 10 has been known before along with several other β-cyclodextrins capped with crown ethers, no optical investigations were conducted. The antenna action in 10 is limited by the relatively large distance between the complexed benzene guest and the Eu(III) center.…”