{"title":"Natural Rutin-Based AIE Probes With Enhanced Fe3+ Recognition via Hydroxyl Group Engineering","authors":"Kai Wang, Peiwen Lv, Mingyang Liu, Yunjun Mei, Yifan Zhang, Yuqiu Zheng, Jintao Guan","doi":"10.1002/aoc.70368","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>\n \n <p>Traditional fluorescent probes have challenges, including aggregation-induced quenching, biological incompatibility, and suboptimal selectivity. In this study, we developed a novel probe derived from natural rutin featuring an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect. Through hydroxy engineering of rutin, the optimized probe enables precise detection of Fe<sup>3+</sup> via 2:1 stoichiometric coordination. The probe demonstrates remarkable analytical performance, with a detection limit as low as 0.22 μM. Concentration-dependent responses were observed within 0–20 μM, with significant linearity (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> > 0.99) in the 0–10 μM range. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the binding of Fe<sup>3+</sup> effectively suppresses intramolecular charge transfer. The hydroxy-engineered modification plays a pivotal role in facilitating complexation for bond formation and providing appropriate steric hindrance. This research establishes a new benchmark for natural product-based AIE probes and deepens understanding of the structure–activity relationships governing flavonoid-metal recognition.</p>\n </div>","PeriodicalId":8344,"journal":{"name":"Applied Organometallic Chemistry","volume":"39 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Applied Organometallic Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aoc.70368","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Traditional fluorescent probes have challenges, including aggregation-induced quenching, biological incompatibility, and suboptimal selectivity. In this study, we developed a novel probe derived from natural rutin featuring an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect. Through hydroxy engineering of rutin, the optimized probe enables precise detection of Fe3+ via 2:1 stoichiometric coordination. The probe demonstrates remarkable analytical performance, with a detection limit as low as 0.22 μM. Concentration-dependent responses were observed within 0–20 μM, with significant linearity (R2 > 0.99) in the 0–10 μM range. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the binding of Fe3+ effectively suppresses intramolecular charge transfer. The hydroxy-engineered modification plays a pivotal role in facilitating complexation for bond formation and providing appropriate steric hindrance. This research establishes a new benchmark for natural product-based AIE probes and deepens understanding of the structure–activity relationships governing flavonoid-metal recognition.
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