Proof of principle of a purine D-A-D' ligand based ratiometric chemical sensor harnessing complexation induced intermolecular PET

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2020 Nov 25;22(45):26502-26508. doi: 10.1039/d0cp04091f.

Abstract

A comprehensive photophysical study of a series of purines, doubly decorated at C2 and C6 positions with identical fragments ranging from electron acceptor to donor groups of different strengths, is presented. The asymmetry of substitutions creates a unique molecular D-A-D' structure possessing two independent electronic charge transfer (CT) systems attributed to each fragment and exhibiting dual-band fluorescence. Moreover, the inherent property of coordination of metal ions by purines was enriched due to a presence of nearby triazoles used as spacers for donor or acceptor fragments. New molecules present a bidentate coordination mode, which makes the assembly of several ligands with one metal cation possible. This property was exploited to create a new concept of a ratiometric chemical fluorescence sensor involving the photoinduced electron transfer between branches of different ligands as a mechanism of fluorescence modulation.

MeSH terms

  • Electron Transport* / physiology
  • Fluorescence
  • Ions / chemistry
  • Ligands*
  • Metals / chemistry
  • Purines / chemistry
  • Static Electricity
  • Triazines / chemistry

Substances

  • Ions
  • Ligands
  • Metals
  • Purines
  • Triazines