Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Tripodal Pyrene Derived Luminescent Probe†

Abstract

We report a tripodal pyrene compound 1, via two step simple synthetic procedure. It has been characterized by FT-IR, 1H &13C NMR
and ESI-HRMS spectroscopy. The detailed photophysical (UV-vis, Fluorescence) studies on 1 has been done and found of special interest. The quantum yield (ΦF) for 1 has been determined to be 0.11. The fluorescent cation detection abilities of 1 has been investigated and found it responsive for most of the heavy metal ions. The basics of sensing phenomenon affirms that the probe must be selective towards a particular analyte therefore fluorescence detection studies for cations have been omitted.