Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
March 2025
Photo-responsive switches are very promising materials due to their potential applications in many fields. However, photo-controlled color/fluorescence dual-switching with higher modulation efficiency has rarely been reported. Herein, two new optical responsive switches were constructed by Eu-doped ZnO@Silane quantum dots (Eu:ZnO@Silane QDs) and two diarylethenes.
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March 2025
Three novel D-A-D-structured emitters derived from 9, 10-dithienylanthracene derivatives (DTAs) were synthesized and characterized. These DTAs consist of substituted 9-phenyl-9H-carbazole (BPCB-DTA), triphenylamine (BTPA-DTA) and N, N-dimethylaniline (BDMA-DTA) as donor units, with the phenylacetonitrile group serving as the acceptor. The impact of steric hindrance and electronic effect of the substituents on the optical properties has been thoroughly discussed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurrently, AIEgen-photochromics conjugates and intrinsic photochromic AIEgens are the two major molecular design strategies for photoresponsive AIE materials. However, these two strategies still have their own limitations. In our previous research, we discovered pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazole (PBT) as a novel core structure of AIEgens.
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March 2025
As one of the most abundant biothiols in cells, glutathione (GSH) usually exists in a dynamic equilibrium of oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and reduces glutathione redox, and plays an essential reducing substance to maintain the REDOX balance of the microenvironment. So, the development of a reliable GSH sensor will be important for living cells and organisms. We fabricated a mitochondria targeted "turn-on" fluorescent sensor based on Ir (III) complex and successfully detected endogenous and exogenous GSH in living cells and zebrafish.
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March 2025
Uranium is a critical resource in the development of nuclear energy, and its extraction from natural seawater has been identified as a potential solution to address uranium resource shortages. In this study, hierarchical meso-/micro- porous metal-organic framework functionalized with phytic acid (PA) microspheres (denoted H-UiO-66-PA) are rationally synthesized for efficient uranium extraction. This unique design allowed for a large adsorption capacity and fast adsorption kinetics, making it a promising material for uranium extraction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs a kind of antibiotic, tetracycline (TC) might remain in animal blood and milk products during use, which poses a risk to humans after consumption. Therefore, a ratiometric fluorescence probe was proposed for the detection of TC, which was based on an Eu functionalized hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF). Since there are a large number of N and O atoms in the skeleton of HOF, more Eu could be loaded onto HOF by forming coordinate bonds, while preserving the fluorescence of luminol monomer in HOF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA convenient and efficient synthesis of structurally diverse indazolo[1,2-]indazolones a Rh(III)-catalyzed [4 + 1] annulation of 1-arylindazolones with alkynyl cyclobutanols has been achieved by combining C-H and C-C bond cleavage. This cascade reaction features readily available starting materials, good functional group tolerance, broad substrate scope, and excellent atom-economy.
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November 2024
In this study, a series of tetraphenylethene-containing gold(I) complexes with different auxiliary ligands have been synthesized. These complexes were characterized using a variety of techniques including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Their aggregation-induced emission (AIE) behaviors were investigated through ultraviolet/visible and photoluminescence spectrum analyses, and dynamic light scattering measurements.
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November 2024
Hydrogen sulfide (HS) is a pungent gas that is one of the key mediators of signal transduction in biological systems, and its presence is related to the freshness of some protein foods. Using phenothiazine derivatives as fluorophores and 2, 4-dinitrobenzene sulfonate (DNBS) fragments as reaction groups, a near-infrared (NIR) probe WX-HS for HS identification was designed. With the addition of HS, WX-HS appeared a strong fluorescence signal at 660 nm with short reaction time (90 s) and high sensitivity, and fluorescence state change from non-fluorescent to orange-red.
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September 2024
SO derivatives play an important role in many metabolic processes, excessive ingestion of them can lead to serious complications of various diseases. In this work, a novel dual ratiometric NIR fluorescent probe XT-CHO based on ICT effect was synthesized for detecting SO derivative. In the design of the probe, the α, β-unsaturated bond formed between benzopyran and coumarin was used as the reaction site for SO, meanwhile, the extended π-conjugate system promoted maximum emission wavelength of the probe up to 708 nm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEfficient uranium extraction from seawater is critical for the development of the nuclear industry. Herein, a polydopamine/salicylaldoxime decorated hierarchical zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (H-PDA/SA-ZIF-8) is constructed by using a controlled etching process. Benefiting from the combination of PDA/SA and the zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8), as well as a controlled etching process, the H-PDA/SA-ZIF-8 possesses multiaffinity sites, excellent specific surface area (1234.
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August 2024
Hydrogen sulfide (HS) is a common toxic gas that threatens the quality and safety of environmental water and food. Herein, a new near-infrared fluorescent probe DTCM was synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction for sensing HS. It exhibited a remarkable "turn-on" near-infrared (NIR) emission response at 665 nm with a remarkably massive Stokes shift of 175 nm, super-rapid detection ability (within 30 s), excellent photostability, high selectivity and sensitivity (limit of detection, LOD = 58 nM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMany BF complexes of heteroaromatics are well known for their dual-state emission (DSE) properties. However, AIE and ACQ effects have also been observed in certain cases. To date, no rational explanations have been proposed for these uncommon photoluminescence (PL) behaviours.
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March 2024
A new asymmetrical photochromic diarylethene DTE-HQo composed of a 2-hydrazinoquinoline moiety as the binding unit for ions and dithenylethene as a photoswitching trigger was reported. DTE-HQo displayed favourable photochromism upon irradiation with UV/vis light. Its fluorescent behaviour could be efficiently modulated by light, Zn, Cd and HSO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHydrogen sulfide (H S) is a crucial endogenous signaling component in organisms that is involved in redox homeostasis and numerous biological processes. Modern medical research has confirmed that hydrogen sulfide plays an important role in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Herein, a fluorescent probe Eu(ttbd) abt based on europium(III) complex was designed and synthesized for the detection of H S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the rapid development of industry and technology, high-efficiency extraction of uranium from seawater is a research hotspot from the aspect of nuclear energy development. Herein, a new amidoximated metal-organic framework (UiO-66-DAMN-AO) constructed through a novel organic ligand of 2-diaminomaleonitrile-terephthalic acid (BDC-DAMN) is designed via one-step post-synthetic methods (PSM), which possess the merit of abundant multiaffinity sites, large specific surface area, and unique porous structure for efficient uranium extraction. Adopting one-step PSM can alleviate the destruction of structural stability and the reduction of the conversion rate of amidoxime groups.
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January 2024
Given the significant interactions between hydrogen sulfide (HS) and cysteine (Cys) in organisms, a dual-site multi-purpose fluorescent probe (Cy-NP) for HS and Cys was synthesized. Cy-NP is composed of two fluorophores: naphthalimide that emits in the visible region of 500-600 nm, and cyanine dye that emits in the NIR region of 700-800 nm. Cy-NP showed admirable sensitivity and selectivity for identifying HS and Cys by fluorescent signals with limits of detection as low as 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCarbon dots (CDs) as luminescent zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials have good aqueous dissolution, photostability, high quantum yield, and tunability of emission color. It has great application potential in many fields, including bioimaging, labeling of biological species, drug delivery, and sensing in biomedical. However, controlling the fluorescence emission of carbon dots remains a formidable challenge.
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November 2023
A series of fluorometric sensors of Zn have been synthesized due to the significant function of Zn in the human body and environment. However, most of probes reported for detecting Zn have high detection limit or low sensitivity. In this paper, an original Zn sensor, namely 1o, was synthesized by diarylethene and 2-aminobenzamide.
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