Pyrene Based Fluorescent Turn-on Chemosensor for Sequential Detection of Fe3+ and Fe2+ Ions and its Application in Live Cell Imaging.
Rajasekaran DhivyaAsaithambi GomathiPeriasamy ViswanathamurthiPublished in: Journal of fluorescence (2019)
A simple pyrene-based "turn-on" chemosensor bearing isonizide namely 3-(pyren-1-yl methylene) pentane-2,4-diyldene di(isonicotinohydrazide) (PMPD) was designed and synthesized for detecting Fe3+and Fe2+ ions in HEPES buffer solution at pH 7.4 (DMSO: H2O (1:9 v/v)) medium. The probe shows conducive selectivity for Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions over the other competitive metal cations. The detection limit was found to be 1.67 μM for Fe3+ and 2.02 μM for Fe2+. The recognition mechanism of PMPD towards Fe3+ and Fe2+ has been examined in detail by absorption, emission, and ESI-MS studies. Moreover, "turn-on" fluorescence behavior of the probe was used to track iron ions in living cells.