Rationally Designed Fluorescent pH Sensors for Measurements in Extremely Alkaline Media |
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Authors: | Nurcan Tuncer Efdal Teknikel Canan Unaleroglu |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Chemistry,Hacettepe University,Ankara,Turkey |
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Abstract: | We investigated the pKa increasing effects on meso-phenol BODIPY to achieve fluorescent pH sensors working in extreme alkalinity. We demonstrated the effects of substituents on meso, α, γ and position of the hydroxyl group on pKa. By considering these parameters, we developed pH sensors working above 11.0 in aqueous medium (ethanol/water 1:1). One of these sensors had a pKa of 12.0 and enabled the measurement of pH up to 13.6. This highly photostable and bright sensor compound could be synthesized easily from cheap starting materials. |
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