“…So there is redshift of 49 nm in the absorption spectrum, while for the emission spectrum, it is 17 nm. With other metal ions, such as Na + , K + , Mn 2+ , Fe 3+ , Co 2+ , Ni 2+ , Cu 2+ , Ag + , Cd 2+ , and Hg 2+ , there is no significant enhancement in the emission intensity (Figure ), and so, the observed enhancement in fluorescence could be due to photoinduced‐electron‐transfer (PET) quenching between the chelating unit and the fluorophore , , . As the concentration of zinc ions is increased, there is enhancement in the fluorescence of HL1 , as can be seen in Figures and S8; this could be due to an equilibrium between the free and bound zinc ions with the ligand.…”