Development of off-on fluorescent probes for heavy and transition metal ions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Mar 14;46(10):1679-81. doi: 10.1039/b924503k. Epub 2010 Jan 12.

Abstract

A carbonyl group was positioned between 1,8-naphthalimide and di-2-picolylamine (DPA) and played a key role of displaying fluorescence enhancements with heavy and transition metal (HTM) ions through increasing the oxidation potential of the fluorophore, blocking HTM ions from sterically interacting with the naphthalimide fluorophore, and by acting as a sacrificial donor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Drug Design
  • Electron Transport
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemical synthesis*
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Metals, Heavy / chemistry*
  • Naphthalimides / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Transition Elements / chemistry*
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Metals, Heavy
  • Naphthalimides
  • Transition Elements
  • Water