A general purpose reporter for cations: absorption, fluorescence and electrochemical sensing of zinc (II)

AC Benniston, A Harriman, DJ Lawrie, A Mayeux…

Index: Benniston, Andrew C.; Harriman, Anthony; Lawrie, Donald J.; Mayeux, Annabelle; Rafferty, Karen; Russell, Owen D. Dalton Transactions, 2003 , # 24 p. 4762 - 4769

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Citation Number: 23

Abstract

A fluorescent sensor has been synthesized that comprises a pyrene moiety tethered to a [2, 2′: 6′, 2 ″]-terpyridyl ligand via a diethynylated thiophene linker. This multicomponent supermolecule is highly emissive in solution but addition of Zn2+ cations results in a drastic decrease in the fluorescence yield. Complexation between Zn2+ cations and the vacant terpyridyl ligand has been confirmed by NMR spectroscopy and by electrospray mass ...