A multifunctional colorimetric chemosensor for cyanide and copper(II) ions

Tae Geun Jo, Yu Jeong Na, Jae Jun Lee, Myoung Mi Lee, Sun Young Lee, Cheal Kim

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Abstract

We designed and synthesized a new asymmetric chemosensor 1 based on the combination of salicylaldehyde moiety and 2-amino-3-(((E)-(8-hydroxy-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H,5H-pyrido[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-9yl)methylene)amino)maleonitrile followed by the condensation reaction of julolidine and 2,3-diaminomaleonitrile. The sensor 1 exhibited definite color changes from violet to pale yellow for CN- and Cu2+ separately in different solvent systems. The phenomena possibly originated from blue shift generated by the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) transition. The complex formations were proposed to be in 1:1 ratio, based on Job plot, 1H NMR titration and ESI-mass spectrometry analysis. Furthermore, the multifunctional colorimetric sensing ability of 1 was theoretically explained by DFT and TDDFT calculations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)498-506
Number of pages9
JournalSensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
Volume211
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2015

Keywords

  • Colorimetric
  • Copper ion
  • Cyanide
  • ICT
  • Theoretical calculations

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