Excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer (ESIPT) based fluorescence sensors and imaging agents.

By A. Sedgwick, Luling Wu, Hai-Hao Han, S. Bull, Xiao‐Peng He, T. James, J. Sessler, Boxin Tang, He Tian, Juyoung Yoon. Chemical Society Reviews, 2018

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In this review we will explore recent advances in the design and application of excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer (ESIPT) based fluorescent probes. Fluorescence based sensors and imaging agents (probes) are important in biology, physiology, pharmacology, and environmental science for the selective detection of biologically and/or environmentally important species. The development of ESIPT-based fluorescence probes is particularly attractive due to their unique properties, which include a large Stokes shift, environmental sensitivity and potential for ratiometric sensing.

Subfields: Materials Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Spectroscopy

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