“…The advantage of the reversibility of the probe based on coordination reaction ( vide infra ) was taken into consideration. 30 The rupture of the 1 + Al 3+ species to regenerate 1, and the subsequent change in the optical properties of 1 + Al 3+ system in buffered CH 3 CN/HEPES solution (10 mM, 1/1, v/v) at pH 6.0, were studied by introducing a variety of anions (AcO − , F − , Cl − , Br − , I − , CN − , SCN − , N 3 − , ClO 4 − , HSO 4 − , HSO 3 − , H 2 PO 4 − , HPO 4 2− , S 2− and PO 4 3− ). The significant quenching of fluorescence in the 1 + Al 3+ system due to regeneration of 1 was observed only in the presence of F − ions ( Fig.…”