Acid- and hydrogen-bonding-induced switching between 22-π and 18-π electron conjugations in 2-aminothiazolo[4,5-c]porphycenes

Autor: Rubén Ruiz-González, Oriol Planas, Santi Nonell, Ingrid Nieves, Daniel Fernández-Llaneza, Antonio L. Zanocco, Else Lemp
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19:25537-25543
ISSN: 1463-9084
1463-9076
DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02938a
Popis: 2-Aminothiazolo[4,5-c]porphycenes are a novel class of 22-π electron aromatic porphycene derivatives prepared by click reaction of porphycene isothiocyanates with primary and secondary amines with high potential as near-infrared theranostic labels. Herein, the optical and photophysical properties of 2-aminothiazolo[4,5-c]porphycenes have been studied, revealing a strong dependence on hydrogen bond donor solvents and acids. High hydrogen bond donor solvents and acids shift the absorption and fluorescence emission of 2-aminothiazolo[4,5-c]porphycenes to the blue due to a contraction of their aromatic system from 22-π to 18-π electrons. Finally, the aromatic shift has been successfully used to measure the pH using 2-aminothiazoloporphycene-labelled gold nanoclusters, paving the way for the use of these compounds as near infrared pH-sensitive probes.
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