A new squaraine rotaxane molecular shuttle exhibits high chemical stability and acts as a deep-red, fluorescent and colorimetric sensor for Cl− anion with reversible, ratiometric response. The molecular design encapsulates a dihydroxyl substituted squaraine dye inside an anthracene-containing tetralactam macrocycle and a “clicked capping” reaction was used to convert an appropriate pseudorotaxane precursor into a permanently interlocked rotaxane in high yield. Reversible binding of Cl− to the rotaxane in solution, or on the surface of prototype dipsticks, causes lateral displacement of the surrounding macrocycle away from the central squaraine station and a substantial 30–40 nm shift in the squaraine absorption/fluorescence maxima that can be easily detected by the naked eye. The collective attributes of intense absorption/emission and ratiometric response at deep-red wavelengths is a significant advance in optical Cl− sensor performance by an organic molecule.
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奎宁罗塔烷分子穿梭器具有高度
化学稳定性,可作为深红色荧光和色度传感器,用于检测Cl−阴离子,并具有可逆的比率响应。分子设计将二羟基取代的方
奎宁染料封装在含
蒽的四内酰胺大环内,并通过“点击封端”反应将合适的伪罗塔烷前体转化为高产的永久互锁罗塔烷。Cl−在溶液中或原型试纸表面与罗塔烷的可逆结合会导致周围大环从中心方
奎宁站发生横向位移,方
奎宁吸收/荧光最大值发生30-40 nm的显著偏移,肉眼即可轻松检测到。深红色波长下强烈的吸收/发射和比率响应的综合属性是有机分子在光学Cl−传感器性能方面的重大进步。