Ion sensing coupled to resonance energy transfer: a highly selective and sensitive ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor for Ag(I) by a modular approach

Ali Coskun; Engin U Akkaya

doi:10.1021/ja052574f

Ion sensing coupled to resonance energy transfer: a highly selective and sensitive ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor for Ag(I) by a modular approach

J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Aug 3;127(30):10464-5. doi: 10.1021/ja052574f.

Authors

Ali Coskun¹, Engin U Akkaya

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara TR-06531, Turkey.

PMID: 16045314
DOI: 10.1021/ja052574f

Abstract

We report a novel dimeric boradiazaindacene dye which can be converted in one step to an efficient resonance energy transfer (RET) dyad. In addition, if this modification is done with appropriate ligands, RET can be coupled to ion sensing. The utility of this approach is demonstrated in a highly selective, emission ratiometric chemosensor for Ag(I).