Issue 83, 2017

A mechanistically-distinct approach to fluorescence visualization of singlet oxygen

Abstract

We describe fluorescence detection of 1O2 by a new strategy. Oxidation of a non-fluorescent sulfoxide by 1O2 occurs via intramolecular oxygen atom transfer in a reactive persulfoxide intermediate. The resulting sulfone shows significantly enhanced (>50-fold) emission. This approach complements known methods, and is being extended to biological 1O2 imaging.

Graphical abstract: A mechanistically-distinct approach to fluorescence visualization of singlet oxygen

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Aug 2017
Accepted
13 Sep 2017
First published
13 Sep 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 11449-11452

A mechanistically-distinct approach to fluorescence visualization of singlet oxygen

L. Yang and N. S. Finney, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 11449 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC06214A

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