Synfacts 2009(5): 0503-0503  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1216570
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Modular Analyte Sensing through Aggregation-Induced Emission

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Jason R. Cox
Z. Li, Y. Q. Dong, J. W. Y. Lam, J. Sun, A. Qin, M. Häußler, Y. P. Dong, H. H. Y. Sung, I. D. Williams, H. S. Kwok, B. Z. Tang*
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong and Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. of China
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Publication Date:
22 April 2009 (online)

Significance

Structural diversity in functionalized siloles is limited, primarily due to the incompatibility of most reaction conditions with the silole substrate. The authors report a versatile synthesis of functionalized siloles using the stable substrate EPPS which is compatible with palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction conditions. In this report, the photophysics and analyte sensing ­capabilities of five different functionalized siloles are reported.