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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 473-476 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 7 Feb 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |