A novel pyrene-containing fluorescent organogel derived from a quinoline-based fluorescent porbe: synthesis, sensing properties, and its aggregation behavior
作者:Chang-Bo Huang、Li-Jun Chen、Junhai Huang、Lin Xu
DOI:10.1039/c4ra02373k
日期:——
A new family of pyrene-containing compounds 2–4 derived from aminoquinoline-containing fluorescent probe 1 were successfully synthesized and well characterized. The investigation of the absorption and emission spectra of these compounds revealed that the photophysical properties were significantly affected by the substitution of pyrene. Moreover, these compounds exhibited selective fluorescence behaviour towards Zn2+ in aqueous solution. The gelation properties of these compounds were investigated by the “stable to inversion of a test tube” method. Interestingly, 1,8-bis-substituted compound 4 displayed stable gel-formation properties in acetone, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, ethyl acetate, chloroform, and dichloromethane. The morphologies of the xerogels were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). The concentration- and temperature-dependent emission properties, and concentration- and temperature-variable 1H NMR spectroscopy of compound 4 were investigated, which suggested that both π–π stacking interaction and hydrogen bonding were the driving forces for the process of self-aggregation and the gel formation. In addition, studies on the luminescence properties indicated that 4 had the ability to form a fluorescent organogel with interesting fluorescence behaviour. More importantly, it was found that compound 4 could form a stimuli-responsive gel that had a sensitive gel-to-sol transition response to heating or adding Zn2+.
从含氨基喹啉的荧光探针1成功合成并表征了一类新的含芘化合物2-4。对这些化合物的吸收和发射光谱的研究表明,光物理性质显著受到芘取代的影响。此外,这些化合物在水溶液中对Zn2+展示了选择性的荧光行为。通过“测试管稳定反转”方法研究了这些化合物的凝胶化性质。有趣的是,1,8-双取代化合物4在丙酮、二氧六环、四氢呋喃、乙酸乙酯、氯仿和二氯甲烷中表现出稳定的凝胶形成性质。通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和激光扫描共聚焦显微镜(LSCM)研究了凝胶的形态。研究了化合物4的浓度依赖性和温度依赖性的发射性质,以及浓度和温度可变的1H NMR光谱,结果表明π–π堆积相互作用和氢键是自聚集和凝胶形成过程的驱动力。此外,对发光性质的研究表明,4具有形成具有有趣荧光行为的荧光有机凝胶的能力。更重要的是,发现化合物4能够形成刺激响应性凝胶,对加热或添加Zn2+具有敏感的凝胶-溶胶转变响应。