A selective turn-on fluorescent probe for Cd2+ based on a boron difluoride β-dibenzoyl dye and its application in living cells

Org Biomol Chem. 2013 May 14;11(18):3014-9. doi: 10.1039/c3ob40376a.

Abstract

Herein we report the first example of a difluoroboron dibenzoyl based fluorescent probe for Cd(2+) detection. The probe displays high selectivity and sensitivity toward Cd(2+) over Zn(2+) in aqueous solution under physiological conditions. Fluorescence imaging experiments demonstrate its potential application for detecting Cd(2+) in living cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemistry
  • Benzoic Acid / chemistry*
  • Boron Compounds / chemistry*
  • Cadmium / analysis*
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemical synthesis
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Picolinic Acids / chemistry
  • Zinc / analysis

Substances

  • 2,2'-dipicolylamine
  • Amines
  • Boron Compounds
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Picolinic Acids
  • boron difluoride
  • Cadmium
  • Benzoic Acid
  • Zinc