biostudies-literatureWu YGovernment of Jiangsu ProvinceLouisiana State UniversityMinistry of Science and Technology of the People&apos;s Republic of ChinaLouisiana Board of Regents19136-19144https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6868587biostudies-literatureUnknown4(21)Changing functionalities of materials using simple methods is an active area of research, as it is "green" and lowers the developing cost of new products for the enterprises. A new small molecule racemic <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-dimethyl aspartic acid has been prepared. Its structure is determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It is characterized by FTIR, XPS, ¹H NMR, and mass spectroscopy. Its near-infrared luminescence can be enhanced by the combination of metal ions, including Dy³⁺, Gd³⁺, Nd³⁺, Er³⁺, Sr³⁺, Y³⁺, Zn²⁺, Zr⁴⁺, Ho³⁺, Yb³⁺, La³⁺, Pr⁶⁺/Pr³⁺, and Sm³⁺ ions. An optical chemistry mechanism upon interaction between theACS omegaSimultaneous Enhancement of Near-Infrared Emission and Dye Photodegradation in a Racemic Aspartic Acid Compound via Metal-Ion Modification.PMC6868587008481BE2018010LEQSF (2018-21)-RD-A-092017YFB1103202LSU-2019-LIFT-003Wen HMOu PFronczek FRLin YWu YSong JXu JfalseSimultaneous Enhancement of Near-Infrared Emission and Dye Photodegradation in a Racemic Aspartic Acid Compound via Metal-Ion Modification.Changing functionalities of materials using simple methods is an active area of research, as it is "green" and lowers the developing cost of new products for the enterprises. A new small molecule racemic <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-dimethyl aspartic acid has been prepared. Its structure is determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It is characterized by FTIR, XPS, ¹H NMR, and mass spectroscopy. Its near-infrared luminescence can be enhanced by the combination of metal ions, including Dy³⁺, Gd³⁺, Nd³⁺, Er³⁺, Sr³⁺, Y³⁺, Zn²⁺, Zr⁴⁺, Ho³⁺, Yb³⁺, La³⁺, Pr⁶⁺/Pr³⁺, and Sm³⁺ ions. An optical chemistry mechanism upon interaction between the2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Nov2026-05-07T17:17:58.777Z2020-05-21T19:47:39ZS-EPMC68685873176353610.1021/acsomega.9b02434