Efficient acetate sensor in biological media based on a selective Excited State Proton Transfer (ESPT) reaction

• DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2017.04.191
• Publication Date: 2017-05-01T11:31:36Z
• Authors: Virginia Puente-M...; Jose M. Paredes; Sandra Resa; Ana M. Ortuño; Eva M. Talavera; Delia Miguel; Juan M. Cuerva; Luis Crovetto
• Keywords: Fluorescent probe; Excited State Proton Transfer (ESPT) reaction; Acetate sensor; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Abstract We have synthesized a new fluoride−containing xanthenic dye able to dynamically and quantitatively detect acetate anion, a biologically relevant analyte, in water. We studied deeply the photophysical properties of the compound and verified its use as an acetate probe in synthetic serum.