A sensitive and selective ratiometric near IR fluorescent probe for zinc ions based on the distyryl-bodipy fluorophore

Serdar Atilgan; Tugba Ozdemir; Engin U Akkaya

doi:10.1021/ol801554t

A sensitive and selective ratiometric near IR fluorescent probe for zinc ions based on the distyryl-bodipy fluorophore

Org Lett. 2008 Sep 18;10(18):4065-7. doi: 10.1021/ol801554t. Epub 2008 Aug 15.

Authors

Serdar Atilgan¹, Tugba Ozdemir, Engin U Akkaya

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey TR-06531.

PMID: 18702498
DOI: 10.1021/ol801554t

Abstract

A novel distyryl-substituted boradiazaindacene (bodipy) dye with an emission peak moving hypsochromically from 730 to 680 nm on Zn(II) ion binding seems to be promising as one of the very few water-soluble fluorescent chemosensors emitting in the near IR region.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Boron Compounds / analysis
Boron Compounds / chemistry*
Fluorescent Dyes / chemical synthesis*
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
Infrared Rays*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Styrene / analysis
Styrene / chemistry*
Zinc / analysis*
Zinc / chemistry*

Substances

4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene
Boron Compounds
Fluorescent Dyes
Styrene
Zinc