Novel Fluorescent Probe Based on Anthryl Dendron Having Oligo(ethyleneoxide) Groups at the Terminals

Amphiphilic anthryl dendrons 5 and 6, which have carboxylate groups or oligo(ethyleneoxide) groups at the terminals, show solvatochromic properties. Reaction efficiency of photodimerization and dynamic light scattering (DLS) experiment of 5 and 6 reveal that formation of the aggregate of dendrons 5 or 6 plays a crucial role in this solvatochromism. Interestingly, solvatochromic property of anthryl dendron 6 was useful for determination of the ratio of methanol/water in solution as a fluorescent probe.