Synthesis,characterization and fluorescence behavior of new fluorescent probe phthalocyanines bearing coumarin substituents

In this study, we report a new ligand, 6-hexyloxy-3-[p-(3′,4′-dicyanophenoxy)phenyl]coumarin, and its fluorescent tetrasubstituted phthalocyanines {M[Pc(OBzCou)₄], M = 2H, Zn(II), Co(II); Bz: Benzene}. The effect of the coumarin derivative on the intensity of the fluorescence spectra of the metal-free (H₂Pc) and zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) derivatives was investigated. The change of the emission properties of both the coumarin moieties and the phthalocyanine core in the presence of the metal ion and the ring-opening reaction of the coumarin were studied by means of steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. The radiative decay of the Pcs and the treated coumarin substituents bound to the Pcs was examined. The novel chromogenic compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, Maldi-TOF, IR and UV–Vis spectral data. The photophysical properties of the Pcs are extensively affected by their state of aggregation: in particular, dimerization and aggregation result in a remarkable modification of the absorption and emission bands and may induce significant quenching of the usually strong Pc fluorescence. The electronic spectra exhibit a band of coumarin identity together with characteristic Q and B bands of the phthalocyanine core.     

Synthesis and fluorescent properties of some heterobifunctional and rigidized 7-aminocoumarins

Heterobifunctional fluorescent reagents of coumarin type are synthesized. They possess, in position 7 , a rigidized or un-rigidized amino group and, in position 3 or 4 , a carboxylic function. The fluorescence characteristics of these compounds are described and compared with the 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin. The influence of the relative freedom of rotation of the amino group or the position of the acid function on the fluorescence properties are also studied.     

Photochromic and fluorescence properties of coumarin fulgimides

Four new fulgimides possessing a fluorescent coumarin unit were synthesized from the corresponding fulgides, and their photochromic as well as fluorescence properties were investigated. The open-ring forms of coumarin fulgimides were found to exhibit fluorescence in the visible region. Upon exposure to UV light, the fulgimides were transformed into the nonfluorescent closed-ring forms, which can be reverted to the initial fluorescent open-ring forms on exposure to visible light. The efficiency of quenching of fluorescence was as high as 95% at the photostationary state of UV irradiation.     

内酯开环塔斯品碱香豆素酯衍生荧光化合物的合成及其抗癌活性

以异香草醛为原料,经溴代、苄基保护、氧化、Ulmman反应和还原等6步反应合成了塔斯品碱内酯开环衍生物（化合物8）。 通过在其结构中分别引入含有2种不同取代基的香豆素衍生物,设计、合成了2个新型荧光性的内酯开环塔斯品碱香豆素酯衍生物（化合物9a和9b）。 产物结构经IR、1H NMR和MS进行了表征。 同时,对产物的荧光特性及其对乳腺肿瘤细胞增殖的抑制活性进行了初步测定。     

Rapid probing of photocatalytic activity on titania-based self-cleaning materials using 7-hydroxycoumarin fluorescent probe

Self-cleaning materials are widely applied, but the available methods for determining their photocatalytic activity are time consuming. A simple analysis method was proposed to evaluate rapidly the photocatalytic activity of self-cleaning materials. This method is based on monitoring of a highly fluorescent product generated by the self-cleaning materials after illumination. Under UV irradiation, holes photo-induced on the surface of self-cleaning materials can oxidize water molecules (or hydroxide ions) adsorbed on the surface to produce hydroxyl radicals, which then quantitatively oxidize coumarin to highly fluorescent 7-hydroxycoumarin. It was observed that the fluorescence intensity of photo-generated 7-hydroxycoumarin at 456 nm (excited at 346 nm) linearly increased with irradiation time, and the fluorescence intensity at a given irradiation time was linearly proportional to the photocatalytic activity of self-cleaning materials. Consequently, the photocatalytic activity of self-cleaning materials was able to be probed simply by using this new method, which requires an analysis time of 40 min, being much less than 250 min required for a dye method.     

Synthesis and Self-assembling of Coumarin-based Low-molecular Weight Organogelators

Four coumarin derivatives(4a―4d) with different alkoxy chains were synthesized. It was found that compound 4d showed a better gelation ability than the other compounds, for example, it could self-assemble into organogels in various organic fluids via ultrasound treatment or heating-cooling process, whereas compound 4c could only gel in a few mixed solvents and compounds 4a, 4b could not form organogel. The results from fluorescent and FT-IR spectra indicate that π-π interaction had an effect on the formatio...     

Synthesis and fluorescent properties of a new photostable thiol reagent “BACM”

The 3-maleimidocoumarin BACM ( 2d ) is a new tag designed to react with thiols in biological materials to form fluorescent derivatives whose emission is in the 500 nm (green) region with good resistance to fading. The fluorescence properties of its N-acetyl-L-cysteine derivative are described. BACM itself is non-fluorescent, as is its predecessor, DACM ( 1a ). A synthesis of BACM is reported which avoids the formation of nitrocoumarin isomers obtained in the reported synthesis of DACM. The synthesis of the related 3-(4-maleimidophenyl)coumarin is also described.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel fluorescent N-glycoconjugates

Novel fluorescent N-glycoconjugates containing d-glucose, glycine and coumarin or naphthalenetriazole derivatives were prepared by peptide synthesis type methods. The fluorescence properties (spectra, quantum yields) of the compounds were evaluated.     

A Dual Emissive Coumarin–urea Derivative with an Electron-withdrawing Substituent in the Presence of Acetate Anion

We investigated the fluorescent properties, including the excited-state intermolecular proton transfer, of urea derivatives comprising a coumarin ring, which is a widely used fluorophore. We prepared two different coumarin–urea derivatives, 6CU and 7CU, which bear a urea-based substituent at the 6 and 7 positions of a coumarin ring, respectively. In the presence of the acetate ion, 7CU showed additional tautomer fluorescence emission with respect to 6CU, indicating that tautomer formation depends on the positions of the urea-based substituent on the coumarin ring. Thus, the resonance structures of urea derivatives might play an important role in the behavior of dual fluorescence, which is an important phenomenon applicable to photochemical anion sensing. Moreover, in order to further improve the fluorescence properties of the mentioned derivatives, a CF₃ group was introduced in a phenyl ring opposite to a coumarin ring. The fluorescence quantum yield of 7CUCF₃ thus synthesized was 65 times as large as that of 7CU, an observation that renders 7CUCF₃ a suitable anion sensor candidate. The results of this study will contribute to the development of new molecular designs for highly fluorescent sensing.     

Phospholipid-linked coumarin: a fluorescent probe for sensing hydroxyl radicals in lipid membranes.

A fluorescent probe, DPPEC (1,2-dipalmitoylglycerophosphorylethanolamine labeled with coumarin) was developed for detecting hydroxyl radical (*OH) in lipid membranes. The coumarin moiety contributes to the fluorescent detection of *OH and the phospholipids moiety gives a driving force to localize the probe in lipid membranes. DPPEC in liposomal membranes rapidly reacted with *OH and increased the fluorescence intensity, depending on the concentration of *OH. The increase in the fluorescence intensity induced by *OH was effectively suppressed by the addition of DMSO. The probe exhibited a higher fluorescence response to *OH over other reactive oxygen species, such as hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide, peroxynitrite, alkylperoxyl radical, and hypochlorite. DPPEC would be useful as a new type of fluorescent probe that can localize in lipid membranes and detect *OH efficiently.     

A Peptide‐Cyclodextrin Hybrid System Capable of Detecting Guest Molecules Utilizing Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer

Summary: A cyclodextrin‐peptide hybrid bearing coumarin and fluorescein on the peptide side chain has been designed and synthesized as a novel chemosensor molecule utilizing fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Inclusion of coumarin into β‐cyclodextrin protects this system against fluorescent quenching, so that FRET occurs though donor and acceptor moieties nearby. FRET is diminished upon the addition of various guest compounds, suggesting that this system is useful for detecting molecules in aqueous solution.

A cyclodextrin‐peptide hybrid bearing coumarin and fluorescein on the peptide side chain.     

Comparative studies of thiol-sensitive fluorogenic probes for HAT assays

Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) catalyze the acetylation of specific lysine residues in histone and nonhistone proteins. Recent studies showed that acetylation is widely distributed among cellular proteins, suggestive of diverse functions of HATs in cellular pathways. Nevertheless, currently available assays for HAT activity study are still quite limited. Here, we evaluated a series of thiol-sensitive fluorogenic compounds for the detection of the enzymatic activities of different HAT proteins. Upon conjugation to the thiol group of HSCoA, these molecules gain enhanced quantum yields and strong fluorescence, permitting facile quantitation of HAT activities. We investigated and compared the assay performances of these fluorogenic compounds for their capability as HAT activity reporters, including kinetics of reaction with HSCoA, influence on HAT activity, and fluorescence amplification factors. Our data suggest that CPM and coumarin maleic acid ester are excellent HAT probes owing to their fast reaction kinetics and dramatic fluorescence enhancement during the HAT reaction. Further, the microtiter plate measurements show that this fluorescent approach is robust and well suited for adaption to high-throughput screening of small molecule inhibitors of HATs, highlighting the value of this assay strategy in new drug discovery.     

A novel design method of ratiometric fluorescent probes based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer switching by spectral overlap integral

A ratiometric measurement, namely, simultaneous recording of the fluorescence intensities at two wavelengths and calculation of their ratio, allows greater precision than measurements at a single wavelength, and is suitable for cellular imaging studies. Here we describe a novel method of designing probes for ratiometric measurement of hydrolytic enzyme activity based on switching of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). This method employs fluorescent probes with a 3'-O,6'-O-protected fluorescein acceptor linked to a coumarin donor through a linker moiety. As there is no spectral overlap integral between the coumarin emission and fluorescein absorption, the fluorescein moiety cannot accept the excitation energy of the donor moiety and the donor fluorescence can be observed. After cleavage of the protective groups by hydrolytic enzymes, the fluorescein moiety shows a strong absorption in the coumarin emission region, and then acceptor fluorescence due to FRET is observed. Based on this mechanism, we have developed novel ratiometric fluorescent probes (1-3) for protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) activity. They exhibit a large shift in their emission wavelength after reaction with PTPs. The fluorescence quenching problem that usually occurs with FRET probes is overcome by using the coumarin-cyclohexane-fluorescein FRET cassette moiety, in which close contact of the two dyes is hindered. After study of their chemical and kinetic properties, we have concluded that compounds 1 and 2 bearing a rigid cyclohexane linker are practically useful for the ratiometric measurement of PTPs activity. The design concept described in this paper, using FRET switching by spectral overlap integral and a rigid link that prevents close contact of the two dyes, should also be applicable to other hydrolytic enzymes by introducing other appropriate enzyme-cleavable groups into the fluorescein acceptor.     

Research on the Synthesis and Optical Properties of Isomeric Bichromophoric Compounds --3-or 4- Phenyl 7-Coumarin ω-9-Anthracene-Poly-methene Carboxylate

Six bichromophoric compounds-substituted coumarin ω -9-anthra-cene-poly-methene carboxylate and five model compounds were synthesized. Among them, eight compounds are new ones. Intramolecular singlet energy transfer has been demonstrated in the bichromophoric compounds 1? and studied in some detail. The absorption spectra of the compounds 1-6 bear evidence that the π-electron systems of coumarin and anthracene ring do not overlap appreciably. The coumarin moiety of the bichromophoric compounds molecule was excited at 314nm and the resulting fluorescence was characteristic of the anthracene group. The efficiency of transfer of singlet excitation from coumarin moiety to the anthracene grou is about 100% in both calculation and observation and the rate of the singlet energy transfer is about 1014 sec in the compounds 4-6. A possible mechanism of intramolecular energy transfer was suggested. The difference between 4-phenyl compounds 1-3 and 3-phenyl compounds 4-6 in spectra was com -pared.     

Synthesis and properties of fluorescence dyes: tetracyclic pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-based coumarin chromophores with intramolecular charge transfer character

Two series of new tetracyclic pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-based coumarin chromophores were synthesized through a facile reaction between 3-aldehyde-7-diethylaminocoumarin (5) or 3-acetyl-7-diethylaminocoumarin (6) and 5-aminopyrazole derivatives (7) in a one-pot procedure. Different condensed products were obtained from compounds 5 and 6, and the potential reaction mechanism was studied using the reaction of 5 with 5-amino-1-phenylpyrazole (7a). The molecular structures were characterized by NMR and HRMS and confirmed by X-ray diffraction. The photophysical, electrochemical, and thermal properties of these compounds were investigated by absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, single photon counting technique, cyclic voltammetry, thermogravimetric analysis, etc. Results show that the compounds exhibited high fluorescence quantum yields and good electrochemical, thermal, and photochemical stabilities. In addition, the application of these highly fluorescent compounds in living cell imaging was also explored by laser scanning confocal microscopy.     

Organoboron Schiff bases as cell‐staining fluorescent probes: Synthesis,Chemio‐photophysical characterization,DFT, and X‐ray structures

The fluorescence imaging technologies are becoming the most powerful and noninvasive diagnostic tools in cellular biology and modern medicine where abnormal cell arrangements are associated with diseases. Thus, these techniques require new fluorescent dyes with excellent chemical, physical, and photophysical properties. A series of four new Boron Schiff bases ( 1 – 4 ) has been prepared by condensation between phenylboronic acid with the corresponding ligand. The compounds were characterized by NMR (¹H, ¹³C, and ¹¹B), UV/vis, fluorescence spectroscopy, and high‐resolution mass spectrometry. The crystal structures of three compounds showed tetracoordinated Boron atoms with semiplanar skeleton ligands. Interesting organoboron response to viscosity on their fluorescence (Φ: more than 3‐fold). Additionally, compounds 1 and 2 were found to serve as a fluorescent dye for cell imaging (B16F10, CaCo, and A‐431 cells) since it has the capability to rapidly accumulate within the cells and gave bright green fluorescence, it showed low cytotoxicity activity and high photostability in solution. Additionally, the compounds have also been investigated using DFT.     

香豆素酰胺类化合物的合成及光谱特性

用(取代)香豆素-3-甲酰氯(Ⅰa～Ⅰc)和取代2-氨基苯并噻唑(Ⅱa～Ⅱd)作用合成了12种新的目标化合物(Ⅲa～Ⅲl),用HRMS、IR、1H NMR对化合物结构进行了表征,确定了化合物的结构,并对其紫外吸收光谱和荧光光谱进行了分析。研究发现:在紫外光谱中,新化合物(Ⅲa～Ⅲl)和原料化合物(Ⅰa～Ⅰc)相比,因共轭链的增长而使其最大吸收波长(λmax)红移;12种化合物表现出比原料化合物(Ⅰa～Ⅰc)较强的荧光性能。     

Structural features for fluorescing present in methoxycoumarin derivatives

Structural features of fluorescent methoxycoumarins were examined from the viewpoint of substituent effect and ring structure in connection with intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT). The fluorescence of methoxycoumarins depended primarily upon the ICT from a C6-electron-donating group to the substituents at the C3-position of the coumarin ring. Furthermore, the presence of a lactone ring itself, including a carbonyl group, cyclic ether oxygen and ethylenic bond as partial ring structures, was found to be essential for fluorescing in methoxycoumarins according to the fluorescent behaviors of chemically deformed model compounds.     

Chromenone 12-crown-4 substituted zinc phthalocyanine complexes: investigation of spectral, photophysical and photochemical properties

The synthesis of novel 6,7-[(12-crown-4)-3-[p-(3,4-dicyanophenoxy)phenyl]coumarin (1), 6,7-[(12-crown-4)-3-[p-(2,3-dicyanophenoxy)phenyl]coumarin (2), and their corresponding tetra-(chromenone 12-crown-4)-substituted zinc (II) phthalocyanine complexes (3 and 4) have been prepared. These new compounds have been characterized by elementel analysis, (1)H NMR (1 and 2), MALDI-TOF, IR and UV-Vis spectral data. The fluorescence intensity changes for 1 and 2 by addition of Na(+) or K(+) ions have been determined at 25°C in THF. Intensity of the binding Na(+)- and K(+)-complexes (1 and 2) have decreased. The effects of the chromenone crown ether on the phthalocyanine molecule concerning photophysical and photochemical properties are also investigated. Photodegredation, singlet oxygen, fluorescence quantum yields, and fluorescence lifetimes of zinc phthalocyanine complexes (3 and 4) are also examined in DMSO.     

A Fluorogenic Inhibitor of the Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter

Inhibitors of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) are valuable tools for studying the role of mitochondrial Ca²⁺ in various pathophysiological conditions. In this study, a new fluorogenic MCU inhibitor, RuOCou , is presented. This compound is an analogue of the known MCU inhibitor Ru265 that contains fluorescent axial coumarin carboxylate ligands. Upon aquation of RuOCou and release of the axial coumarin ligands, a simultaneous increase in its MCU-inhibitory activity and fluorescence intensity is observed. The fluorescence response of this compound enabled its aquation to be monitored in both HeLa cell lysates and live HeLa cells. This fluorogenic prodrug represents a potential theranostic MCU inhibitor that can be leveraged for the treatment of human diseases related to MCU activity.