BODIPY derivatives have been proving to be a key class of compounds as a tool for a wide range of research fields. Among the diverse applications of BODIPYs, the development of derivatives owning the ability to recognize and detect small organic molecules and metal ions have received great attention in the last years. Moreover, the BODIPY core can be chemically modified in order to improve the optical properties or add new functionalities as chemosensors, for example insertion of receptor groups selective to analytes. There are diverse cations with biological and environment relevance, such as Fe3+ as an important metal ion in several physiological process involving electron transfer, oxidation and also as an enzymatic cofactor for oxygen transport, DNA synthesis, etc. On the other hand, the accumulation of iron in the central nervous system has been implicated in a number of diseases. Therefore, the design of molecular systems for recognition of cations with ‘‘naked-eye’’ detection is an attractive goal.In continuation of our research group’s investigation developed in the field of chromofluorogenic sensors, we report in this work the synthesis, characterization and evaluation of a novel BODIPY derivative as a colorimetric chemosensor for Fe3+ recognition in acetonitrile solution.
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Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of a Novel BODIPY Derivative as a Colorimetric Chemosensor for Fe3+ Recognition
Published:
14 November 2019
by MDPI
in The 23rd International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry
session Bioorganic, Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry
Abstract:
Keywords: BODIPY; colorimetric chemosensor; Fe3+; synthesis