Anions, especially dicarboxylates, play an important role in chemical and biological processes,[1] dicarboxylates are critical components of numerous metabolic processes including, for instance, the citric acid and glyoxylate cycles.[1a]They also play an important role in the generation of high-energy phosphate bonds and in the biosynthesis of important intermediates.[1b] To date, several receptors containing different functional groups for selective binding of dicarboxylate anions have been reported.[2,3] However, the sensors based on the fluorescence emission for dicarboxylate anions are still rare.3 In this paper, we report the synthesis and binding properties of two new neutral anion receptors (1 and 2).……