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Cation-Responsive Fluorescent Sensors

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Chemosensors of Ion and Molecule Recognition

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Various examples of charge-transfer fluorescent probes for cation sensing are described. These probes are based on cation control of charge transfer in a conjugated donor-acceptor fluorophore, the bound cation interacting with either the electron-donating group or the electron-withdrawing group. Special attention is paid to the understanding of cation-induced photophysical changes in a crowned merocyanine, crown-ether-linked coumarins, 8-quinolinol and its derivatives. It is emphasized that when the cation interacts with the electron-donating group, there is a photodisruption of the interaction between the cation and this group, leading to possible photorelease of the cation. Optical sensors based on the entrapment of fluorescent indicators of pH (eosin Y) and potassium (PBFI) in sol-gel thin films are also presented.

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    B. Valeur, F. Badaoui, E. Bardez, J. Bourson, P. Boutin, A. Chatelain, I. Devol, B. Larrey, J. P. Lefèvre & A. Soulet

  2. Laboratoire de Photophysique et Photochimie Supramoléculaires et Macromoléculaires (CNRS URA 1906), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, 61 Avenue du Président Wilson, 94235, Cachan Cedex, France

    B. Valeur, F. Badaoui, E. Bardez, J. Bourson, P. Boutin, A. Chatelain, I. Devol, B. Larrey, J. P. Lefèvre & A. Soulet

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Valeur, B. et al. (1997). Cation-Responsive Fluorescent Sensors. In: Desvergne, J.P., Czarnik, A.W. (eds) Chemosensors of Ion and Molecule Recognition. NATO ASI Series, vol 492. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3973-1_15

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