Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Communications, 1(48), p. 139-141
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc15934h
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A terpyridine-based receptor featuring two [9]aneN(3) units is able to selectively bind and sense diphosphate over mono- and triphosphate in aqueous solution at pH 7, thanks to the conformational change of its structure induced by Zn(2+) coordination to the polypyridyl moiety.