Synlett 2024; 35(01): 130-134
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751486
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Functional Dyes

Anthracene-Functionalized Metallacage with Fluorescence Response Behavior to Anions

Zhi-Yong Zeng
a   School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, P. R. of China
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Xiaoli Zhao
a   School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, P. R. of China
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Junhai Huang
b   College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, P. R. of China
c   State Key Laboratory of New Drug and Pharmaceutical Process, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai 201203, P. R. of China
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Jing Zhu
d   Department of Philosophy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. of China
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Tongxia Jin
a   School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, P. R. of China
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Lianrui Hu
a   School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, P. R. of China
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Wei-Tao Dou
a   School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, P. R. of China
,
Lin Xu
a   School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, P. R. of China
› Author Affiliations
This work was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 22103062), Shanghai Pujiang Program (No. 22PJ1402800), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2022QKT003), and the Open Research Fund of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes.


Abstract

Functionalized metallacages have attracted tremendous attention in recent years due to their potential applications in optical sensing, catalysis, and recognition. A novel anthracene-functionalized metallacage was synthesized and characterized in detail by UV/vis spectroscopy, 1D/2D NMR, electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and X-ray single crystal diffraction. This metallacage exhibited a specific fluorescence enhancement response to OH, PO4 3–, and AcO anions, and further analysis indicated that this was due to anion-induced metallacage disassembly.

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Publication History

Received: 09 May 2023

Accepted after revision: 24 July 2023

Article published online:
07 September 2023

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