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A fluorescent probe for both pH and Zn2+ based on 2-(1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)phenol
Chuan-Chuan Ju1, Hong-Ju Yin, Chui-Li Yuan
1College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
Abstract:
A sensitive fluorescent probe 2-(1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)phenol (HBIZ) for pH and Zn2+ has been developed. Great changes have taken place in the UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectra for HBIZ upon increasing pH of its aqueous solution, acting as a pH-induced emission "off-on-off" switch with large enhancement factors of ∼290 and ∼75 over the pH range of 1.00-5.40 and 5.20-10.40. A over 100-fold fluorescence enhancement was also observed after complexation of HBIZ to Zn2+ in N,N-dimethylformamide.
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