title: Luminescent Tb3+ complex with pendant crown ether showing dual-component recognition of H+ and K+ at multiple pH windows.
abstract: [structure: see text] A lanthanide luminescent probe that was functionalized with quinoline-alkylated diaza-18-crown-6 showed dual-component recognition of concentrations of H+ and K+ at four independent pH ranges, including in the physiological pH window. Moreover, it exhibited pH- and [K+]-independent long-lived lanthanide luminescent lifetimes in aqueous solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Cong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ga-Lai
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Wing-Tak
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D043844:Crown Ethers / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D049408:Luminescent Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011188:Potassium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013725:Terbium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D043844:Crown Ethers; D049408:Luminescent Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013725:Terbium; D011188:Potassium