Chapter 10. Fluorescent Molecular Sensors of Ions and Molecules

  1. Prof. Dr. Bernard Valeur

Published Online: 20 DEC 2001

DOI: 10.1002/3527600248.ch10

Book Title

Molecular Fluorescence: Principles and Applications

Molecular Fluorescence: Principles and Applications

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Valeur, B. (2001) Fluorescent Molecular Sensors of Ions and Molecules, in Molecular Fluorescence: Principles and Applications, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527600248.ch10

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  1. Laboratoire de Chimie Générale, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, 292 rue Saint-Martin, 75141 Paris Cedex 03, France

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 20 DEC 2001
  2. Published Print: 21 DEC 2001

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527299195

Online ISBN: 9783527600243

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Keywords:

  • pH sensing;
  • fluorescent indicators;
  • fluorescent pH indicators;
  • coumarins;
  • pyranine;
  • fluorescein;
  • SNARF;
  • SNAFL;
  • PET (photoinduced electron transfer) pH indicators;
  • fluorescent molecular sensors;
  • PET (photoinduced electron transfer) cation sensors;
  • fluorescent PCT (photoinduced charge transfer) cation sensors;
  • excimer-based cation sensors;
  • anion sensors;
  • collisional quenching;
  • spectrophotometric titration;
  • spectrofluorometric titrations

Summary

  • Fundamental aspects

  • pH sensing by means of fluorescent indicators

    • Principles

    • The main fluorescent pH indicators

      • Coumarins

      • Pyranine

      • Fluorescein and its derivatives

      • SNARF and SNAFL

      • PET (photoinduced electron transfer) pH indicators

  • Fluorescent molecular sensors of cations

    • General aspects

    • PET (photoinduced electron transfer) cation sensors

      • Principles

      • Crown-containing PET sensors

      • Cryptand-based PET sensors

      • Podand-based and chelating PET sensors

      • Calixarene-based PET sensors

      • PET sensors involving excimer formation

      • Examples of PET sensors involving energy transfer

    • Fluorescent PCT (photoinduced charge transfer) cation sensors

      • Principles

      • PCT sensors in which the bound cation interacts with an electrondonating group

      • PCT sensors in which the bound cation interacts with an electronwithdrawing group

    • Excimer-based cation sensors

    • Miscellaneous

      • Oxyquinoline-based cation sensors

      • Further calixarene-based fluorescent sensors

    • Concluding remarks

  • Fluorescent molecular sensors of anions

    • Anion sensors based on collisional quenching

    • Anion sensors containing an anion receptor

  • Fluorescent molecular sensors of neutral molecules and surfactants

    • Cyclodextrin-based fluorescent sensors

    • Boronic acid-based fluorescent sensors

    • Porphyrin-based fluorescent sensors

  • Towards fluorescence-based chemical sensing devices

  • Appendix A. Spectrophotometric and spectrofluorometric pH titrations

  • Appendix B. Determination of the stoichiometry and stability constant of metal complexes from spectrophotometric or spectrofluorometric titrations

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