Two new anthracene-functionalized fluorescent tris-imidazolium salts have been synthesized, characterized and proven to be selective sensors for picric acid, which is a common constituent of many powerful explosives. Theoretical studies revealed an unusual ground-state electron transfer from picrate anion to the sensor molecules. {\textcopyright} 2013 American Chemical Society.

Bappaditya Gole

Chemistry

(SoNS) School of Natural Sciences

Bijan Roy

Arun Bar Kumar

Partha Mukherjee Sarathi

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