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Water-soluble, pH-sensitive fluorescent probes on the basis of acridizinium ions

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The acridizinium fluorophore was employed as water-soluble substitute for anthracene in PET probes and donor-π-acceptor systems that may be used as fluorescent light-up probes and ratiometric probes in aqueous media.

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    Anna Bergen, Anton Granzhan & Heiko Ihmels

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Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details, synthesis of compounds 1–3, photometric and fluorimetric acid-base titration of 1a and 2; emission spectra of 2 in glycerol at different temperatures; photometric acid titration of 3. See DOI: 10.1039/b802018c

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Bergen, A., Granzhan, A. & Ihmels, H. Water-soluble, pH-sensitive fluorescent probes on the basis of acridizinium ions. Photochem Photobiol Sci 7, 405–407 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1039/b802018c

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