“…They have been used as fluorescent probes for cellular imaging and as sensing materials for detecting metal ions and other analytes in solution. [33][34][35][36][37][38] Fluorescent ILs are important luminescent materials and have aroused extensive interest in recent years owing to their extensive applications in chiral analysis, 39,40 crystal materials, 41 and the sensing of metal ions, [42][43][44] nitroaromatic compounds, 45,46 bio-macromolecules, 47 and radicals. 48,49 A novel anion-functionalized fluorescent IL has been designed and prepared by Che et al, 50 which was capable of capturing sulfur dioxide with high capacity and could also be used as a good colorimetric and fluorescent SO 2 sensor.…”