A new multifunctional benzimidazole tagged coumarin as ratiometric fluorophore for the detection of Cd2+/F− ions and imaging in live cells

Autor: Karuppiah Krishnaveni, Murugan Iniya, Duraisamy Chellappa, Ayyanar Siva, Dharmaraj Jeyanthi
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 205:557-567
ISSN: 1386-1425
Popis: A novel multifunctional ratiometric fluorescent probe has been designed and synthesized for the selective recognition of Cd2+/F− ions. The probe (3)-((2)-(1H-benzoimidazole-2-yl)-phenylimino) methyl-4-chloro-methyl-2H-chromen-2-ene (BIMC) displays excellent ratiometric responses towards Cd2+/F− ions over the tested cations/anions. The lowest detection limits observed for Cd2+ and F− are 1.5 × 10−10 mol/l and 1.2 × 10−10 mol/l respectively. Job's plot and Electro spray Ionization mass spectral (ESI-MS) studies confirms 1:1 binding stoichiometry of BIMC with Cd2+/F− ions, which is further evidenced by 1H NMR titration studies. The reversibility studies of BIMC with Cd2+ have been investigated using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). Upon binding to Cd2+/F− ions, the probe features strong ratiometric response in both UV–Visible and fluorescence spectra due to the inhibition of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). Furthermore, the mechanism of ICT has been rationalized via solvatochromism and DFT calculations.
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