1 Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource (Yunnan University), Ministry of Education, Functional Molecules Analysis and Biotransformation Key Laboratory of Universities in Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China. [email protected][email protected].
A novel luminescent metallacage was prepared by coordinating silver with benzimidazole tetraphenylethylene. It possesses high stability and strong fluorescence not only in dilute solutions but also in the aggregated state.