title: Synthesis of new metalloporphyrin triads: efficient and versatile tripod optical sensor for the detection of amines.
abstract: Zinc and manganese complexes of porphyrin triads have been synthesized and are shown to be efficient as highly sensitive and selective tripod optical sensors for amines at the picomolar level.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sara M A
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Mirtha A O
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lourenço
authors.forename: Mário J F
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Calvete
authors.forename: Artur R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.forename: Mário T S
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Rosado
authors.forename: Hugh D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Burrows
authors.forename: Mariette M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000032:analysis*; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008345:Manganese / Q000737:chemistry; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D055096:Optical Devices; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D008345:Manganese; D015032:Zinc