Metallohelical Triangles for Selective Detection of Adenosine Triphosphate in Aqueous Media

Metallohelical triangles consisting of chromophore units and hydrogen-bonding trigger sites were prepared by modulating two tridentate N2O units containing amide groups within a central benzene ring at the meta sites, for the selective detection of adenosine trisphosphate in aqueous media over other ribonucleotides.