Tetrahedron Letters

Coumarin–TPA derivative: a reaction-based ratiometric fluorescent probe for Cu (I)

KK Yu, K Li, JT Hou, XQ Yu

Index: Yu, Kang-Kang; Li, Kun; Hou, Ji-Ting; Yu, Xiao-Qi Tetrahedron Letters, 2013 , vol. 54, # 43 p. 5771 - 5774

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Abstract

Abstract A coumarin-based reactive probe 1 is reported for the highly selective detection of Cu+. The benzylic ether (C–O) bond of probe 1 can be cleaved selectively by the reaction with Cu+ under a physiological reducing environment, resulting in a fluorescent change. The