Abstract

Investigating the role of lysosome dysfunction in cancer requires the development of efficient probes for lysosomes. We report herein a cyclometalated iridium(iii) complex (Ir-Ly) as a luminescent probe for visualizing lysosomes in cancer cells. The morpholine and hydroxy moieties within Ir-Ly provide suitable hydrophilicity and responsiveness to pH. Importantly, Ir-Ly exhibits a large Stokes shift, long lifetime and high photostability, which are important advantages for lysosome tracking in living cells.

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