J. Kawakami et al., FLUORESCENCE SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF CA2-BIS(1-NAPHTHYLCARBOXY)OXAALKANES( AND BA2+ BASED ON 1,N), Chemistry Letters, (8), 1996, pp. 617-618
1,n-Bis(1-naphthylcarboxy)oxaalkanes (1NPnN, n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) as fl
uorescent sensors by excimer emission for metal ions were synthesized,
and the complexation of 1NPnN with alkali and alkaline earth metal io
ns in acetonitrile was investigated. Alkaline earth metal cations supp
ress or enhance the fluorescence remarkably, depending on the cation s
ize and the length of polyether chain.