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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 131, Issue 14, Pages 5208-5213Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja808606d
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50532030, 20771001, 50703001, 20875001]
- Scientific Innovation Team Foundation of Anhui Province [2006KJ007TD]
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A novel sulfur-terminal Zn(II) complex Zn(S)(2)L (L = N-hexyl-3-{2-[4-(2,2':6',2-terpyridin-4'-yl)phenyl] ethenyl}carbazole) was obtained by a facile solvothermal process. The unique feature in this new reaction design is the use of ZnS nanocrystals as a precursor and bulky chromophoric L as an ancillary ligand. The versatility of the two terminal sulfur atoms is relevant to biological system. The resulting Zn(S)(2)L complex shows two-photon excited fluorescence (TPEF), which has been proven to be potentially useful for two-photon microscopy imaging in living cells. In addition, cytotoxicity tests showed that the low-micromolar concentrations of Zn(S)(2)L did not cause significant reduction in cell viability over a period of at least 24 h and should be safe for further biological studies.
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