Colorimetric and fluorescent anion sensors : an overview of recent developments in the use of 1,8-naphthalimide-based chemosensors Duke, Rebecca M., Veale, Emma B., Pfeffer, Frederick M., Kruger, Paul E. and Gunnlaugsson, Thorfinnur 2010, Colorimetric and fluorescent anion sensors : an overview of recent developments in the use of 1,8-naphthalimide-based chemosensors, Chemical society reviews, vol. 39, no. 10, Supramolecular chemistry of anionic species themed issue, pp. 3936-3953, doi: 10.1039/B910560N. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Colorimetric and fluorescent anion sensors : an overview of recent developments in the use of 1,8-naphthalimide-based chemosensors Author(s) Duke, Rebecca M. Veale, Emma B. Pfeffer, Frederick M. orcid.org/0000-0002-5441-6437 Kruger, Paul E. Gunnlaugsson, Thorfinnur Journal name Chemical society reviews Volume number 39 Issue number 10 Season Supramolecular chemistry of anionic species themed issue Start page 3936 End page 3953 Total pages 14 Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry Place of publication Cambridge, England Publication date 2010 ISSN 0306-0012 1460-4744 Summary This critical review focuses on the development of anion sensors, being either fluorescent and/or colorimetric, based on the use of the 1,8-naphthalimide structure; a highly versatile building unit that absorbs and emits at long wavelengths. The review commences with a short description of the most commonly used design principles employed in chemosensors, followed by a discussion on the photophysical properties of the 4-amino-1,8-naphthalimide structure which has been most commonly employed in both cation and anion sensing to date. This is followed by a review of the current state of the art in naphthalimide-based anion sensing, where systems using ureas, thioureas and amides as hydrogen-bonding receptors, as well as charged receptors have been used for anion sensing in both organic and aqueous solutions, or within various polymeric networks, such as hydrogels. The review concludes with some current and future perspectives including the use of the naphthalimides for sensing small biomolecules, such as amino acids, as well as probes for incorporation and binding to proteins; and for the recognition/sensing of polyanions such as DNA, and their potential use as novel therapeutic and diagnostic agents (95 references). Language eng DOI 10.1039/B910560N Field of Research 030503 Organic Chemical Synthesis Socio Economic Objective 970103 Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2010 Copyright notice ©2010, The Royal Society of Chemistry Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30033271 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 11 Mar 2011, 11:18:06 EST Fri, 11 Mar 2011, 12:55:11 EST Tue, 22 Mar 2011, 10:39:53 EST Thu, 24 Mar 2011, 11:39:43 EST Thu, 24 Mar 2011, 11:52:00 EST Thu, 24 Mar 2011, 11:53:46 EST Tue, 14 Jun 2011, 12:24:37 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 10:40:16 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 979 times in TR Web of Science Cited 991 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 973 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 11 Mar 2011, 11:18:01 EST by Teresa Treffry