The effects of alkali metal complexation on the fluorescence properties of two crown ethers (a podand and a coronand) were investigated. Metal ion binding leads to changes in fluorescence intensity along with slight shifts in the emission maxima. This is attributed to a rigidization of the fluorophore and an interaction of the metal ion with non-bonding electrons of the crown ethers. The effects on the spectra are more pronounced in fluorescence than in absorption.
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