Fluorene-Based Metal-Ion Sensing Probe with High Sensitivity to Zn2+ and Efficient Two-Photon Absorption

    Authors

    K. D. Belfield; M. V. Bondar; A. Frazer; A. R. Morales; O. D. Kachkovsky; I. A. Mikhailov; A. E. Masunov;O. V. Przhonska

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Phys. Chem. B

    Keywords

    INTRAMOLECULAR PROTON-TRANSFER; EXCITATION CROSS-SECTIONS; ONE-PHOTON; FLUORESCENT SENSORS; MACROCYCLIC LIGAND; DERIVATIVES; MICROSCOPY; ZINC; NM; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; Chemistry, Physical

    Abstract

    The photophysical, photochemical, two-photon absorption (2PA) and metal ion sensing properties of a new fluorene derivative (E)-1-(7-(4-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)styryl)-9,9-bis(2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl)-9H-fluoren-2-yl)-3-(2-(9,10,16,17,18,19,21,22,23,24-decahydro-6H dibenzo[h,s][1,4,7,11,14,17]trioxatriazacycloicosin-20(7H)-yl)ethyl)thiourea (1) were investigated in organic and aqueous media. High sensitivity and selectivity of 1 to Zn2+ in tetrahydrofuran and a water/acetonitrile mixture were shown by both absorption and fluorescence titration. The observed complexation processes corresponded to 1:1 stoichiometry with the range of binding constants similar to(2-3) x 10(5) M-1. The degenerate 2PA spectra of 1 and 1/Zn2+ complex were obtained in the 640-900 nm spectral range with the maximum values of two-photon action cross section for ligand/metal complex similar to(90-130) GM, using a standard two-photon induced fluorescence methodology under femtosecond excitation. The nature of the 2PA bands was analyzed by quantum chemical methods and a specific dependence on metal ion binding processes was shown. Ratiometric fluorescence detection (420/650 nm) provided a good dynamic range (10(-4) to 10(-6) M) for detecting Zn2+, which along with the good photostability and 2PA properties of probe 1 makes it a good candidate in two-photon fluorescence microscopy imaging and sensing of Zn ions.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Physical Chemistry B

    Volume

    114

    Issue/Number

    28

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    9313

    Last Page

    9321

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000279787400026

    ISSN

    1520-6106

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