Squaramide-based lab-on-a-molecule for the detection of silver ion and nitroaromatic explosives (vol 5, pg 96665, 2015)

A squaramide based chemosensor SA was developed as a quantitatively operating lab-on-a-molecule, for the detection of silver ions and nitroaromatic explosives in aqueous solution, showing significant emission quenching and absorption enhancement in dual channel along with a distinct solution color change.