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Rationally designed fluorescence ‘turn-on’ sensor for Cu2+

  • Kyoung Chul Ko
  • , Jia Sheng Wu
  • , Hyun Jung Kim
  • , Pil Seung Kwon
  • , Jong Wan Kim
  • , Richard A. Bartsch
  • , Jin Yong Lee
  • , Jong Seung Kim

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    Abstract

    A rationally designed, coumarin-based fluorescent sensor imino-coumarin (IC) displays high selectivity for Cu2+ over a variety of competing metal ions in aqueous solution with a significant fluorescence increase. DFT/TDDFT calculations support that the fluorescence ‘turn-on’ of IC originates from blocking the electron transfer of the nitrogen lone pair upon complexation with Cu2+. IC was successfully applied to microscopic imaging for detection of Cu2+ in LLC-MK2 cells (in vitro) and several living organs (in vivo).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3165-3167
    Number of pages3
    JournalChemical Communications
    Volume47
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011 Mar 1

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • General Chemistry
    • Ceramics and Composites
    • Metals and Alloys
    • Materials Chemistry
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
    • Catalysis

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