A calixarene-based fluorescent ratiometric temperature probe

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Jul 18;55(56):8098-8101. doi: 10.1039/c9cc04577e. Epub 2019 Jun 24.

Abstract

We report the first macrocycle-based ratiometric molecular thermometer exploiting the conformational thermosensitivity of a calixarene functionalized with two different fluorophores. Thanks to the dependence on temperature of the efficiency of excitation energy transfer between the organic fluorophores, the thermometer works over a 60 °C-wide temperature range with a sensitivity of 4% °C-1.

MeSH terms

  • Calixarenes / chemistry*
  • Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Hot Temperature*
  • Macrocyclic Compounds / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Macrocyclic Compounds
  • Calixarenes