Ultrafast and reversibly cyclization/cycloreversion of 4-imino-4H-Quinolizine-1-Carbonitrile: A new strategy for fluorescence modulation in pH sensing in living cells
作者:Tao Yang、Huidong Li、Zhixin Cao、Yang Yang、Dasheng Zheng、Pingxian Liu、Cheng Peng、Henry F. Schaefer、Youfu Luo
DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.109694
日期:2021.11
Reversible chemically stimulated cyclization/cycloreversion reactions are of great interest and highly demanding for developing molecular switches, such as fluorescent probes. Herein, ultrafast and reversible cyclization/cycloreversion reactions of 4-imino-4H-quinolizine-1-carbonitrile (IMQU) derivatives, induced by H+/OH−, were developed as a new strategy for pH sensing. 1H NMR, HRMS techniques and
可逆的化学刺激环化/环化反应对开发分子开关(例如荧光探针)非常感兴趣并且要求很高。在此,由 H + /OH -诱导的 4-imino-4 H -quinolizine -1- carbonitrile ( IMQU ) 衍生物的超快和可逆环化/环化反应被开发为 pH 传感的新策略。应用于IMQU的 pH 传感行为的1 H NMR、HRMS 技术和量子化学方法揭示了其合理的机制。该IMQU衍生物靶向溶酶体并显示出明亮的发射、大的斯托克斯位移、强大的抗疲劳性和优于市售 Lyso-Tracker Red 的光稳定性。发现 p K a值与芳族取代基的 C-1 原子处的自然原子电荷之间存在良好的相关性,这应该能够合理调整 p K a值。