Fluorescent chemosensors for Zn2+

Z Xu, J Yoon, DR Spring - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past decade, fluorescent chemosensors for zinc ion (Zn2+) have attracted great
attention because of the biological significance of zinc combined with the simplicity and high …

Fluorescent PET (Photoinduced Electron Transfer) sensors as potent analytical tools

AP De Silva, TS Moody, GD Wright - Analyst, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescent sensors are an important part of the analytical scientist's toolbox. The use of
fluorescent PET (Photoinduced Electron Transfer) sensors has seen particular growth in …

Zn2+-Triggered Amide Tautomerization Produces a Highly Zn2+-Selective, Cell-Permeable, and Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensor

Z Xu, KH Baek, HN Kim, J Cui, X Qian… - Journal of the …, 2010 - ACS Publications
It is still a significant challenge to develop a Zn2+-selective fluorescent sensor with the ability
to exclude the interference of some heavy and transition metal (HTM) ions such as Fe2+ …

Chemical sensors that incorporate click-derived triazoles

YH Lau, PJ Rutledge, M Watkinson… - Chemical Society …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the advent of click chemistry in 2001, the 1, 4-disubstituted triazole has become an
increasingly common motif in chemical sensors. Although these click-derived triazoles are …

Metal chelating systems synthesized using the copper (I) catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition

H Struthers, TL Mindt, R Schibli - Dalton transactions, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The copper (I) catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) is the premier example of a
click reaction. The reaction is modular, reliable and easy to perform, providing easy access …

Click polymerization: progresses, challenges, and opportunities

A Qin, JWY Lam, BZ Tang - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
Chemical transformations of small molecules have served as a rich source of reactions for
the development of new polymerization processes, and “click” reaction has the potential to …

A Pyrenyl-Appended Triazole-Based Calix[4]arene as a Fluorescent Sensor for Cd2+ and Zn2+

SY Park, JH Yoon, CS Hong, R Souane… - The Journal of …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and evaluation of a novel calix [4] arene-based fluorescent chemosensor 8 for
the detection of Cd2+ and Zn2+ is described. The fluorescent spectra changes observed …

Direct detection of nitroxyl in aqueous solution using a tripodal copper (II) BODIPY complex

J Rosenthal, SJ Lippard - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The synthesis, photophysical properties, and a biological application of BODIPY-triazole 1
(BOT1) are described. BOT1 juxtaposes a BODIPY fluorophore with a tripodal ligand …

Phosphorescent sensor for biological mobile zinc

Y You, S Lee, T Kim, K Ohkubo, WS Chae… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
A new phosphorescent zinc sensor (ZIrF) was constructed, based on an Ir (III) complex
bearing two 2-(2, 4-difluorophenyl) pyridine (dfppy) cyclometalating ligands and a neutral 1 …

Apparent copper (II)-accelerated azide− alkyne cycloaddition

WS Brotherton, HA Michaels, JT Simmons… - Organic …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Cu (II) salts accelerate azide− alkyne cycloaddition reactions in alcoholic solvents without
reductants such as sodium ascorbate. Spectroscopic observations suggest that Cu (II) …