Abstract
A new colorimetric and fluorescent receptor 1 for the detection of CN- has been simply developed. Receptor 1 showed selectively colorimetric and fluorometric responses to CN- in a near-perfect aqueous solution, respectively. This sensor displayed an obvious color change from yellow to colorless upon selective binding with CN-. In addition, it could function as an "OFF-ON type" fluorescent response through a nucleophilic addition mechanism. The binding mode of receptor 1 with CN- was proposed to be 1:1, based on Job plot, 1H NMR titration and ESI-mass spectrometry analysis. Moreover, the sensing mechanism for CN- was theoretically supported by DFT and TD-DFT calculations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1449-1459 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Fluorescence |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Sep 2015 |
Keywords
- Colorimetric
- Cyanide
- DFT calculations
- Fluorescent