New regioisomeric naphthol-substituted thiazole based ratiometric fluorescence sensor for Zn2+ with a remarkable red shift in emission spectra

Aasif Helal, Mohammad Harun Or Rashid, Cheol Ho Choi, Hong Seok Kim

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Abstract

Ratiometric fluorescent chemosensors based on the position of ring annulation of the naphthol-thiazole moiety for quantification of zinc ions in aqueous ethanol were synthesized and investigated. It was found that sensor 3 exhibited a remarkably large red shift of 140 nm in emission upon complexation with Zn2+. A TD-B3LYP/6-31G (d,p) calculation was performed to characterize the nature of the fluorescence behavior of sensor 3 upon Zn 2+ complexation. The combination of experimental and computational analyses provides a more complete understanding of the molecular level origin of these unique photophysical properties of this type of chemosensor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)647-653
Number of pages7
JournalTetrahedron
Volume68
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Naphthol-thiazole
  • Ratiometric fluorescence
  • Ring annulation
  • Zinc ion

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