A novel photochromic
diarylethene was synthesized successfully
containing a phthalazine unit. Its multistate fluorescence switching
properties were investigated by stimulating with UV/vis lights and
Al3+/EDTA. The synthesized diarylethene displayed excellent
selectivity to Al3+ with a distinct fluorescence change,
revealing that it could be used as a sensor for fluorescence identification
of Al3+, and a logic circuit was constructed by utilizing
this diarylethene molecular platform. Moreover, it also exhibited
a high accuracy for the determination of Al3+ in practical
water samples.
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