Efficient two-step synthesis of water soluble BODIPY–TREN chemosensors for copper(ii) ions†
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Verbelen, 
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Wim
Dehaen
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Wim
Dehaen
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Abstract
Two simple fluorescent sensors for Cu(II) ions were synthesized in two reaction steps, using recently developed C–H functionalization reactions for boron dipyrrins, starting from a standard 8-aryl-BODIPY dye and a tris(2-aminoethyl)amine (TREN) ligand. At pH 5, the resulting BODIPY–TREN conjugates are demonstrated to be promising, highly selective, water soluble, Cu(II) sensors that can permeate the cell membrane.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Editors’ collection: Fluorescent Sensors
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