Insights into tautomerism and pH effects on the photoluminescence of citric acid-derived molecular fluorophores

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• The research aims to explore how tautomerism and pH levels affect the photoluminescence properties of molecular fluorophores derived from citric acid.
• Analysis of tautomerism and its impact on photoluminescence
• Evaluation of pH effects on molecular fluorophores
• Examination of optical properties of citric acid-derived carbon dots.
• Identified key factors of tautomerism influencing photoluminescence intensity.
• Demonstrated pH-dependent behavior affecting the spectral properties of fluorophores.
• Showed significant contributions of citric acid-derived compounds to photoluminescent properties.