A Boron Dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-Based Cu(II) -Bipyridine Complex for Highly Selective NO Detection

Chemistry. 2015 Oct 26;21(44):15486-90. doi: 10.1002/chem.201502191. Epub 2015 Aug 3.

Abstract

A BODIPY-containing Cu(II) -bipyridine complex for the simple selective fluorogenic detection of NO in air and in live cells is reported. The detection mechanism is based on NO-promoted Cu(II) to Cu(I) reduction, followed by demetallation of the complex, which results in the clearly enhanced emission of the boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) unit.

Keywords: BODIPY; NO detection; cells; fluorescence; quimiodosimeter.