Design and synthesis of a ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor for Cu(II) with a fluorophore hybridization approach

  • Zhipeng Liu
  • , Changli Zhang
  • , Xiaoqing Wang
  • , Weijiang He
  • , Zijian Guo

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Abstract

A new ratiometric fluorescent sensor for Cu2+, WLN, has been developed via integrating a 1,8-naphthalimide fluorophore with 8-aminoquinoline. WLN exhibits a highly selective ratiometric response to Cu2+ over other transition metal ions in aqueous media. Moreover, its practical ratiometric imaging ability for intracellular Cu2+ has been confirmed in human breast adenocarcinoma cells (MCF-7 cells) using a confocal microscope.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4378-4381
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume14
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Sep 2012
Externally publishedYes

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