RT Journal Article T1 A fluorescent acrylamide-type monomer bearing an environment-sensitive methoxybenzocoumarin structure for the development of functional polymeric sensors A1 Uchiyama, Seiichi A1 Remón Ruiz, Patricia A1 Pischel, Uwe A1 Kawamoto, Kyoko A1 Gota, Chie AB A new fluorescent acrylamide-type monomer bearing a hydrogen bonding- and polarity-sensitive benzocoumarin fluorophore was synthesized. The absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra, and fluorescence lifetime of a model compound were measured in ten solvents with different hydrogen-bonding abilities and polarities to investigate the sensitivity of the fluorophore to the surrounding environment. These spectroscopic studies demonstrated that the fluorophore emits stronger fluorescence in more protic, polar environments. A fluorescent polymeric thermometer was prepared from N-isopropylacrylamide and the new fluorescent monomer, and it showed good functionality in aqueous solution (e.g., high sensitivity to temperature changes and high chemical stability), indicating the applicability of the herein developed fluorescent monomer for use in functional sensors. PB Springer SN 1474-905X SN 1474-9092 (electrónico) YR 2016 FD 2016-10 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23155 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23155 LA eng NO Uchiyama, S., Remón, P., Pischel, U., Kawamoto, K., & Gota, C. (2016). A fluorescent acrylamide-type monomer bearing an environment-sensitive methoxybenzocoumarin structure for the development of functional polymeric sensors. In Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences (Vol. 15, Issue 10, pp. 1239–1246). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6pp00150e NO We acknowledge the Japan Science and Technology Agency (the Development of Advanced Measurement and Analysis Systems program for S. U.), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research 16K14002 for S. U.), and the Spanish Ministry for Economy and Competitiveness (grants CTQ2008-06777-C02-02 and CTQ2014-54729-C2-1-P for U. P. and PhD fellowship BES-2009-012264 and travel grant EEBB-I-13-07155 for P. R.). DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva RD 30 may 2026