Issue 56, 2019

A calixarene-based fluorescent ratiometric temperature probe

Abstract

We report the first macrocycle-based ratiometric molecular thermometer exploiting the conformational thermosensitivity of a calixarene functionalized with two different fluorophores. Thanks to the dependence on temperature of the efficiency of excitation energy transfer between the organic fluorophores, the thermometer works over a 60 °C-wide temperature range with a sensitivity of 4% °C−1.

Graphical abstract: A calixarene-based fluorescent ratiometric temperature probe

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Jun 2019
Accepted
18 Jun 2019
First published
18 Jun 2019

Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 8098-8101

A calixarene-based fluorescent ratiometric temperature probe

B. Bardi, I. Tosi, F. Faroldi, L. Baldini, F. Sansone, C. Sissa and F. Terenziani, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 8098 DOI: 10.1039/C9CC04577E

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