On the use of mixed thia/aza macrocycles in the development of fluorescent chemosensors for toxic heavy metals and fluorescent materials

The main results from the work of the authors, concerning the use of mixed thia/aza medium sized macrocycles for the development of optically selective fluorescent chemosensors for toxic heavy metals, and luminescent gold(I) complexes will be discussed. Particular attention will be paid to underline both the role played by these macrocyclic ligands in determining the properties of the systems developed and the structure/function relationships observed.