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Abstract
Investigating chemosensors that are capable of quantifying pressure in solution, particularly hydrostatic pressure, which is one of the mechanical forces, is an attractive challenge in chemistry from the viewpoint of “mechano”-science. Herein, we report the investigation of chiral porphyrin tweezers, Por-Cy and Por-DPhEt, comprising different flexible linkers; Por-Cy and Por-DPhEt displayed distinct ratiometric signaling by using the higher excited S2 state with a standard excited S1 level. A novel operative mechanism using the S1/S2 fluorescence ratio was revealed using hydrostatic pressure-ultraviolet/visible (UV/vis), fluorescence/excitation, circular dichroism spectroscopy, and lifetime measurements, which can be further controlled by the open-closed conformational change inherent in the tweezer skeleton. Furthermore, the fluorescent chiral tweezers exhibited a promising |glum| of 2.9 × 10–3, indicating that they are potential candidates for sensory applications in chiral environments. This study provides opportunities for the development of smart pressure-responsive chemosensors.
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ACS Physical Chemistry Au is an open access journal which publishes original fundamental and applied research on all aspects of physical chemistry. The journal publishes new and original experimental computational and theoretical research of interest to physical chemists biophysical chemists chemical physicists physicists material scientists and engineers. An essential criterion for acceptance is that the manuscript provides new physical insight or develops new tools and methods of general interest. Some major topical areas include:Molecules Clusters and Aerosols; Biophysics Biomaterials Liquids and Soft Matter; Energy Materials and Catalysis