A highly selective and sensitive fluorescent PET (photoinduced electron transfer) chemosensor for Zn(II).
The naphthalimide derivative 1 was designed as a fluorescence PET sensor for Zn(II); 1 showed excellent selectivity for Zn(II) at pH 7.4, even in the presence of other competitive cations, the emission, being pH independent above pH 3.5, was switched on upon Zn(II) recognition.
Department of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland. gunnlaut@tcd.ie
Thorfinnur
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Gunnlaugsson
T Clive
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Lee
Raman
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Parkesh