Terminal substituent-induced differential aggregation and sensing properties: A case study of neutral benzimidazole-based urea receptors

Abstract

Two neutral benzimidazole-based urea receptors R1 and R2 with varying functional groups led to changes in aggregation as well as chemosensing properties. While R1 displayed aggregation-induced emission (AIE) property by...

Twisted-intramolecular-charge-transfer based fluorogenic nano-probes for ultrafast cyanide sensing in water and micellar medium

“…In recent times, development of selective and sensitive sensors for anions has received much attention owing to their vital role in environmental and biological applications. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Among various anions, cyanide (CN À ) is considered one of the most poisonous anions owing to its extreme toxicity towards human. 10 Even at a very low concentration it causes serious health issues such as histotoxic anoxia, eventually leading to death.…”