Abstract
5-methoxy isatin-appended rhodamine dye, (E)-3′-(diethylamino)- 6′-(ethyl(methyl)amino)-2-((5-methoxy-2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene)amino) spiro[isoindoline-1,9′-xanthen]-3-one (L) has been designed, synthesized, and characterized by different spectroscopic techniques. The chemosensor L shows high sensitivity towards Al3+ ions without interference from other biologically important cations in DMSO/H2O (1/9, v/v) media. The Al3+-ion promoted ring opening of the rhodamine spirolactam ring in chemosensor L evokes a fluorescence turn-on response via chelation-enhanced fluorescence (CHEF) process. Its lowest detection limit for Al3+ is 2.2×10-8 M, and displays a significant color change from almost colorless to deep pink in the presence of Al3+. The titration results show a 1:1 complex formation between chemosensor L and Al3+.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 369-375 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Luminescence |
| Volume | 154 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- Fluorescence
- Rhodamine moiety
- TCSPC