Journal of Organic Chemistry, volume 66, issue 22, pages 7328-7333
Application of 2-(3,5,6-Trifluoro-2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)benzoxazole and -benzothiazole to Fluorescent Probes Sensing pH and Metal Cations
KIYOSHI TANAKA
1
,
Tsutomu Kumagai
1
,
Hiroko Aoki
1
,
Makoto DEGUCHI
1
,
Satoru Iwata
1
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2001-10-06
Journal:
Journal of Organic Chemistry
scimago Q2
SJR: 0.724
CiteScore: 6.2
Impact factor: 3.3
ISSN: 00223263, 15206904
PubMed ID:
11681945
Organic Chemistry
Abstract
2-(3,5,6-Trifluoro-2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)benzoxazole (3) and benzothiazole analogue (4) are prepared by the two-step procedures from the corresponding 2-(pentafluorophenyl)benzazoles. Benzoxazole 3 is applicable to a fluorescent probe sensing magnesium cation, and 4 is suitable for sensing zinc cation. Both fluorophores 3 and 4 are sensitive to the pH change at pH 7-8, resulting in large fluorescence enhancement under basic conditions. Their high sensitivity to pH and selectivity in metal cations are ascribed to the high acidity of the fluorophenol moiety.
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