Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis of triazolyl anthracene as a selective fluorescent chemosensor for the Cu (II) ion

K Varazo, F Xie, D Gulledge, Q Wang

Index: Varazo, Kris; Xie, Fang; Gulledge, Dana; Wang, Qian Tetrahedron Letters, 2008 , vol. 49, # 36 p. 5293 - 5296

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Abstract

The Cu (I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAC) has been used to synthesize an anthracene-based fluorescent compound that undergoes strong fluorescence quenching in the presence of Cu (II). Fluorescence studies indicate that the compound forms a 1: 1 complex and can be used to quantitatively determine micromolar concentrations of Cu (II) in aqueous solution.