Abstract
A new dual chemosensor 1was designed and synthesized. Receptor 1 detected Co2+ via color change and Zn2+ with turn-on fluorescence in a 1:1stoichiometric system, respectively. The response mechanisms of 1-Co2+ and 1-Zn2+ complexes have been analyzed using UV–vis spectroscopy, fluorescence titration, ESI-mass spectrometry analysis, NMR titration and DFT calculations. Importantly, the detection limit of 1 for Co2+was down to 0.34 μM a near-perfect aqueous solution, which is the lowest one among those previously reported for organic chemosensors for sensing of Co2+. 1 was also used to quantify Co2+ in real water samples.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 602-609 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Luminescence |
| Volume | 179 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Nov 2016 |
Keywords
- Cobalt
- Colorimetric
- Fluorescence
- Theoretical calculations
- Zinc