文摘
The designed two-photon dye with a β-diketone moiety can undergo a keto-enol equilibrium and thus impart ultrahigh polarity sensitivity. The enol form, as the main component in aprotic environments with a long conjugated chain, displays much stronger two-photon fluorescence, while the keto form in protic environments with negligible fluorescence shows good water-solubility and cell membrane permeability.