Luminescent Tb3+ complex with pendant crown ether showing dual-component recognition of H+ and K+ at multiple pH windows

Cong Li; Ga-Lai Law; Wing-Tak Wong

doi:10.1021/ol048261r

Luminescent Tb3+ complex with pendant crown ether showing dual-component recognition of H+ and K+ at multiple pH windows

Org Lett. 2004 Dec 23;6(26):4841-4. doi: 10.1021/ol048261r.

Authors

Cong Li¹, Ga-Lai Law, Wing-Tak Wong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China.

PMID: 15606080
DOI: 10.1021/ol048261r

Abstract

[structure: see text] A lanthanide luminescent probe that was functionalized with quinoline-alkylated diaza-18-crown-6 showed dual-component recognition of concentrations of H+ and K+ at four independent pH ranges, including in the physiological pH window. Moreover, it exhibited pH- and [K+]-independent long-lived lanthanide luminescent lifetimes in aqueous solution.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Crown Ethers / chemistry*
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Luminescent Agents / chemical synthesis
Luminescent Agents / chemistry*
Luminescent Measurements / methods
Molecular Structure
Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
Potassium / chemistry*
Terbium / chemistry*

Substances

Crown Ethers
Luminescent Agents
Organometallic Compounds
Terbium
Potassium