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respectively. Clearly, the NetState I/II system provides
superior catalytic activity in recycling schemes.
catalytic studies, and crystallographic data and exper-
imental details of the structural refinement (PDF)
Moreover, there is a paramount advantage in using [Ag(2)]+
as catalyst. Both the fluorescence intensity at λ = 472 nm and
product conversion in the catalytic reaction are linearly
correlated (Figure 6). Hence, the activity of the catalytic
system can be followed or predicted by the emission intensity.
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The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We are grateful to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
(Schm 647/19-2) and Universitat Siegen for financial support.
We thank STOE & Cie. (Darmstadt, Germany) for the
opportunity to measure the data set. Dedicated to Prof. Dr. H.-
D. Lutz (Siegen) on the occasion of his 85th birthday.
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Figure 6. Fluorescence (λ = 472 nm) and yield of B depending on the
amount of AgBF4 in the presence of 2 (5 mol %).
The utility of the luminescent [Ag(2)]+ catalyst goes far
beyond the preparation of B, because it showed a catalytic
activity basically as high as that of silver(I) also in other
transformations14,15 (Scheme 4), so that it should work equally
in other catch−release applications.
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