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Anthracene Fluorescence Quenching by a Tetrakis (Ketocarboxamide) Cavitand

Table 1

Comparison of the constants derived from the sphere of action quenching model ( is the Stern-Volmer constant and is the action radius) [10, 11].

Quencher (M−1) (nm)

Aniline12–381.2–3.8
Allyl 2,4-dinitrophenyl ether766–14100.61–0.72
11782 ± 784.68 ± 0.4