Ortho-hydroxyl-oriented tandem-responsive diacylhydrazones with super sensitivity for Al3+ and subsequent potential recognition of Cu2+

Autor: Hua Liang, Yonggang Liu, Daqiang Wu, Xianguo Tuo, Zongchen Li, Luyao Zhong, Ke Dai, Minhao Yan
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 269:62-69
ISSN: 0925-4005
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2018.04.159
Popis: Structure is a crucial factor to decide the selectivity and sensitivity of chemosensors. In this work, a diacylhydrazone 2a and its congeneric derivatives 2b-2d were synthesized and their applications for Al3+ detection were investigated. Except 2d, all the other compounds exhibit notable turn-on fluorescence toward Al3+ over 15 other metal ions and the sensitivities of 2b and 2c are even higher after modification, illustrating ortho-OH indispensability in their structures for sensing. Reversibility investigation shows that the sensors all have regeneration ability. Meanwhile, the sensor-Al3+ systems show selective fluorescence turn-off for Cu2+, providing a potential platform for tandem recognition of Al3+ and Cu2+. 2a as a standard, shows a 1:2 molar ratio to Al3+ confirmed by Job’s plot, 1H NMR spectra and mass spectra, and its detection limit for Al3+ is 7.63 nM in ethanol. It has relevant sensitivity over pH 3-9, with the highest sensitivity at around pH 4. Apart from Al3+ detection, anion selectivity was also explored and it shows that 2a, 2b and 2c all have selectivity toward CN− evidenced by UV-vis spectra.
Databáze: OpenAIRE