Spectral Shifts of the Environment-sensitive Fluorophore POLARIC (TM) in Heterogeneous Interfaces

We have designed and synthesized amphiphilic environment-sensitive fluorophore, POLARIC (TM), from four building blocks using Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling. The absorption and fluorescence spectra were measured in various micelles and vesicles. The results show that the emission wavelengths of these probes respond to the surface charge and stability of the self-assemblies.