Abstract
Novel fluorescent derivatives of generation 0 polyamidoamine (PAMAM), comprising 1,8-naphthalimide units have been synthesized. Their basic photophysical properties in organic solvents of different polarity have been determined and discussed. A 4-N,N-dimethylaminoethylene-1,8-naphthalimide, labelled PAMAM, has been synthesized with designed fluorescent intensity and high sensitiveness to the presence of protons or transition metal cations. This sensitiveness has been ascribed to a photo-induced electron transfer from the amino groups of the central PAMAM core and the terminal amino groups of dialkylamino moieties to the electron-deficient component in 1,8-naphthalimide.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5731-5736 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Polymer |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 23 Aug 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 1,8-Naphthalimides
- Dendrimers
- Fluorescence