Color modulation for chemiluminescence of a dioxetane bearing a 3-(anthracen-9-yl)-5-hydroxyphenyl moiety induced by a complex of crown ether with potassium tert-butoxide

Color modulation was first observed for CT-induced chemiluminescent decomposition of a dioxetane bearing a 3-(anthracen-9-yl)-5-hydroxyphenyl induced by a complex of crown ether with potassium tert-butoxide in benzene system. The phenomenon is rationalized by conformational change of a biaryl moiety in the emitter, which is induced by steric interaction of anthryl and a plane of crown ether complex.