Abstract
A series of C-8′-oxime-appended spirobenzopyrans 4a-4d were synthesized and developed as fluorescent pH ratiometric probes operative in HEPES/ACN (8:2, v/v) buffer solutions. Acidochromic conversion of spirobenzopyran to merocyanine open form can facilitate the subsequent enol-keto tautomerization giving dual emissive peaks via the excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) mechanism. The pH titrations of 4a show a 68-fold increase in ratiometric intensities ratio (I645 nm/I 522 nm) when the pH was switched from 8.0 to 4.0 with a pK a value of 5.90.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5874-5879 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 29 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Jul 2013 |
User-Defined Keywords
- ESIPT
- pH sensing
- Ratiometric fluorescent probe
- Spirobenzopyran