Ratiometric and water-soluble fluorescent zinc sensor of carboxamidoquinoline with an alkoxyethylamino chain as receptor

  • Yu Zhang
  • , Xiangfeng Guo*
  • , Wanxia Si
  • , Lihua Jia
  • , Xuhong Qian
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel "naked-eye" and ratiometric fluorescent zinc sensor (AQZ) of carboxamidoquinoline with an alkoxyethylamino chain as receptor was designed and synthesized. AQZ shows good water solubility and high selectivity for sensing; about an 8-fold increase in fluorescence quantum yield and a 75 nm red-shift of fluorescence emission upon binding Zn2+ in buffer aqueous solution are observed. Moreover, AQZ can enter yeast cells and signal the presence of Zn2+.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)473-476
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Feb 2008
Externally publishedYes

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