One equivalent of Ca2+ and Sr2+ ions induces the isomerization of the colorless spirobenzopyrans 1a (n = 1) and 1b (n = 2), respectively, to the colored merocyanines 2. Compounds of type 1 thus function as ion-selective chemical sensors.
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