Dual-Responsive Phosphorus-Based Fluorescent Sensors: Synthesis and Selective Metal Sensing of Pyrazolyl Phosphine Oxides.

ABSTRACT: Despite a wealth of previously reported frameworks for fluorescent metal sensors, there are few examples of phosphorus-based fluorophores being used in metal sensing applications. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of a new family of pyrazolyl phosphine oxides and their use in metal sensing applications. The mechanism of their formation has been probed in detail with both computational and experimental studies, rationalizing the selectivity of the reaction. Their use as dual-responsive fluorescent metal sensors is then demonstrated, with "turn-off" and "turn-on" responses observed for Fe³⁺ and Al³⁺, respectively. These systems exhibit good selectivity, large Stokes shifts, and submicromolar limits of detection and will open new avenues in phosphorus-ba

SUBMITTER: Calder EDE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12124430 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature