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1Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Beijing 100190, China.
Abstract:
A Förster resonance energy-transfer (FRET)-based ratiometric fluorescent indicator Cou-FITC-Si toward fluoride ion has been designed and synthesized by combining coumarin unit and fluorescein derivative as energy donor and acceptor, respectively. The fluorescein unit is capped with tert-butyldiphenylchlorosilane. The indicator gives out emission responses based on switch-on of the FRET process that triggered by the desilylation mediated by the fluoride ion. The fluorescence emission spectrum of Cou-FITC-Si presents a significant bathochromic shift of 59 nm after the addition of fluoride ion with up to 180-fold increase of the fluorescence intensity ratio. The limit of detection of the Cou-FITC-Si indicator system toward fluoride ion was estimated to be 3.3 ppb. Furthermore, this indicator has been successfully applied for quantifying the fluoride ion of different concentrations from commercially available toothpaste.
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