New armed near-IR two-photon organic chromophores undergoing ESIPT and 'naked eye' fluorescence sensing to zinc ions

作者:Wang Xinchao; Ma Huiying; Ding Ge; Lu Yao; Gong Yulong; Zhang Shengtao; Luo Ziping*; Li Hongru; Gao Fang
来源:Tetrahedron Letters, 2015, 56(21): 2758-2763.
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.04.034

摘要

New armed near-infrared two-photon organic chromophores bearing with o-hydroxy-phenyl-imino groups are presented in this work. These molecules are demonstrated to undergo internal molecular proton transfer in the excited state under irradiation by one-photon absorption and near-IR femtosecond laser two-photon absorption, respectively. The target chromophores show 'naked eye' fluorescence sensing to Zn ions in DMF aqueous solution through the inhibition of excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT).