A highly sensitive, selective, colorimetric and near-infrared fluorescent turn-on chemosensor for Cu2+ based on
Shouchun Yin1, Volker Leen, Sven Van Snick
1Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200f-bus 02404, 3001 Heverlee (Leuven), Belgium.
Abstract:
A new colorimetric and NIR fluorescent chemosensor (1) for Cu(2+) based on BODIPY is reported, displaying a highly sensitive and selective fluorescent enhancement with Cu(2+) among various metal ions, upon excitation at 620 nm in CH(3)CN.

