A chemosensor for Al3+ ions in aqueous ethanol media: photophysical and live cell imaging studies

作者:Chatterjee Nabanita; Maity Shubhra Bikash; Samadder Asmita; Mukherjee Puspal; Khuda Bukhsh Anisur Rahman; Bharadwaj Parimal K
来源:RSC Advances, 2016, 6(22): 17995-18001.
DOI:10.1039/c5ra23968k

摘要

A novel fluorescent chemosensor L has been designed and synthesized based on the rhodamine-B moiety. The dye L exhibits selective fluorescence enhancement towards the Al3+ ion over other biologically relevant metal ions in aqueous ethanolic media (EtOH-H2O, 2 : 3, v/v). The structure of the probe L has been established by H-1 and C-13-NMR spectroscopy, single crystal X-ray diffraction, ESI-mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The cleavage of the spirolactam bond of the rhodamine moiety induced by the Al3+ ion generates the delocalized xanthene fluorophore that is responsible for the emission enhancement of the probe L. The recognition behavior of the receptor L has been investigated experimentally with supports from theoretical DFT studies. Furthermore, the efficacy of L in cell imaging studies is also probed by confocal microscopy.

  • 出版日期2016

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