Nanoparticles based on quantum dots and a luminol derivative: implications for in vivo imaging of hydrogen peroxide by chemiluminescence resonance energy transfer

Hybrid nanoparticles allow for imaging hydrogen peroxide via chemiluminescence resonance energy transfer in the near-infrared wavelength range.

Supramolecular Assembly of Functional Cholesteryl Substituted Luminol Derivative in Organized Molecular Films

Functional luminol derivative with cholesteryl substituted group has been designed and synthesized from the reaction of the corresponding precursor cholesteryl chloroformate with luminol. This compound can be spread on water surface to form stable monolayer. It has been found that UV and IR spectra confirmed the characteristic aromatic segment, imide group and cholesteryl substituted group. In addition, the CD spectra also showed positive CD signals, which may be attributed to the chiral cholesteryl substituted groups. AFM investigation indicated some aggregated domains with the averaged height about 3.6  0.2 nm appeared. This suggested an organized structure of double molecules may be fabricated in the transferred LB films. The present results have demonstrated that the interfacial properties of luminol derivative can be modified by changing proper substituted groups of luminol, which show potential application in functional material fields such as ECL sensor.

Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Cholesteryl Substituted Luminol Derivative

Functional luminol derivative with cholesteryl substituted group has been designed and synthesized from the reaction of the corresponding precursor cholesteryl chloroformate with luminol. It has been found that depending on cholesteryl substituted group, the formed luminol derivative showed different properties, indicating distinct regulation of molecular skeleton. UV and IR data confirmed commonly the formation of imide group as well as cholesteryl segment in molecular structure. Thermal analysis showed that the thermal stability of luminol derivative with cholesteryl segment was different from luminol. The difference of thermal stability is mainly attributed to the formation of imide group and cholesteryl substituent group in molecular structure. The present results have demonstrated that the special properties of luminol derivative can be turned by modifying molecular structure of objective compound with proper substituted groups, which show potential application in functional material fields such as liquid crystal and ECL sensor.