| abstract |
A compound represented by the following general formula (IA) or (IB) or a salt thereof which specifically traps a zinc ion and emits fluorescence, and is useful as a fluorescent probe for zinc: n n nwherein R 1 and R 2 represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by the following formula (A): n n nwherein X 1 to X 4 represent a hydrogen atom, a 2-pyridylmethyl group, a 2-pyridylethyl group, a 2-methyl-6-pyridylmethyl group, or a 2-methyl-6-pyridylethyl group, provided that at least one is the group except a 2-pyridylmethyl group, and m and n represent 0 or 1, provided that they are not simultaneously 0; provided that R 1 and R 2 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms; R 3 and R 4 represent a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R 5 and R 6 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkylcarbonyl group, or an alkylcarbonyloxymethyl group; and R 7 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group. |