A selective and ratiometric Cu2+ fluorescent probe based on naphthalimide excimer–monomer switching

Zhaochao Xu; Juyoung Yoon; David R. Spring

doi:10.1039/C000441C

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A selective and ratiometric Cu²⁺fluorescent probe based on naphthalimide excimer–monomer switching†

Zhaochao Xu,^ab Juyoung Yoon*^c and David R. Spring*^a

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^a Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK
E-mail: spring@ch.cam.ac.uk

^b State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, China

^c Department of Chemistry and Nano Science and Department of Bioinspired Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
E-mail: jyoon@ewha.ac.kr
Fax: +82-2-3277-3419

Abstract

A fluorescent probe was designed and shown to detect Cu²⁺ ratiometrically and selectively in aqueous solutions based on naphthalimide excimer–monomer switching.

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Synthesis and NMR spectra of compound 1. Fluorescence and UV-Vis spectra of 1. PDF (516K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C000441C
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 08 Jan 2010
Accepted: 15 Feb 2010
First published: 24 Feb 2010

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Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 2563-2565

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A selective and ratiometric Cu²⁺ fluorescent probe based on naphthalimide excimer–monomer switching

Z. Xu, J. Yoon and D. R. Spring, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 2563 DOI: 10.1039/C000441C

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