Novel fluorescent pH sensors based on intramolecular hydrogen bonding ability of naphthalimide

  • Dawei Cui
  • , Xuhong Qian*
  • , Fengyu Liu
  • , Rong Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2757-2760
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume6
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Aug 2004
Externally publishedYes

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