Rational design of fluorescent viscosity sensors by the principle of photoinduced electron transfer

  • Zhiyong Wu
  • , Jingnan Cui*
  • , Xuhong Qian
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

To establish a new strategy for the development of fluorescent viscosity sensors by the principle of photoinduced electron transfer, three 4-aminonaphthalimide based D-(CH2)2-A molecules were designed and synthesized. The effects of solvent polarity and viscosity on the fluorescence spectra of these compounds were investigated. These compounds exhibit viscosity-sensitive fluorescence spectra in ethylene glycol-glycerol mixtures. A mechanism about exciplex formation was proposed to explain their viscosity sensitivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2575-2578
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume54
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 May 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 4-Aminonaphthalimide
  • Exciplex formation
  • Fluorescent viscosity sensors
  • Photoinduced electron transfer

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