Selective fluorescence sensing of Li+ in an aqueous environment by a ferrocene-anthracene-linked dyad

Antonio Caballero; Rosa Tormos; Arturo Espinosa; María D Velasco; Alberto Tárraga; Miguel A Miranda; Pedro Molina

doi:10.1021/ol047972m

Selective fluorescence sensing of Li+ in an aqueous environment by a ferrocene-anthracene-linked dyad

Org Lett. 2004 Nov 25;6(24):4599-602. doi: 10.1021/ol047972m.

Authors

Antonio Caballero¹, Rosa Tormos, Arturo Espinosa, María D Velasco, Alberto Tárraga, Miguel A Miranda, Pedro Molina

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo E-30100 Murcia, Spain.

PMID: 15548085
DOI: 10.1021/ol047972m

Abstract

A new 1-(9-anthryl)-4-ferrocenyl-2-aza-1,3-butadiene showing selective fluorescence enhancement upon binding to lithium cations over other alkaline cations in aqueous environment has been conveniently synthesized and characterized. [structure: see text]