Abstract
A new highly selective and sensitive chemosensor 1 for both Zn2+ and OAc- with off-on fluorescence behavior in aqueous solution was developed. The selectivity mechanism of 1 for zinc is based on a combinational effect of the inhibition of excited-state intramolecular proton transfer and CN isomerization, and chelation-enhanced fluorescence. As a practical application, in vitro studies with fibroblasts showed fluorescence in the presence of both the receptor 1 and Zn2+. Moreover, the deprotonated 1 can behave as a chemosensing system for turn-on detection of OAc- in preference over various other anions tested. Therefore, 1 can serve as 'one sensor for multiple analytes'. This journal is
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2587-2594 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | New Journal of Chemistry |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2014 |