Abstract
4-Piperidine-naphthalimide derivatives containing potential acceptors for hydrogen bonding were synthesized, and their fluorescence properties were examined. Some of the compounds with a 2-imino-oxalidin (thiazolidin) side chain at the imide moiety exhibit a strong fluorescence quench and some red shift in weakly acidic conditions, caused by the formation of an intramolecular hydrogen bond. Their pKa values were estimated to be about 6.4-7.5. The results showed that these compounds could serve as novel fluorescent pH sensors for further application.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2757-2760 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 16 |
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| State | Published - 5 Aug 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |