Acene-linked conjugated polymers with ratiometric fluorescent response to 1O2

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Mar 28;47(12):3445-7. doi: 10.1039/c0cc05770c. Epub 2011 Feb 7.

Abstract

This communication describes new conjugated polymers that bear diarylanthracene or diaryltetracene pendants and respond to singlet oxygen by interrupting energy transfer resulting in blue-shifted fluorescence.