A selective colorimetric chemosensor with an electron-withdrawing group for multi-analytes CN- and F-

Hee Joo Lee, Sung Jun Park, Hyen Je Sin, Yu Jeong Na, Cheal Kim

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Abstract

A new colorimetric chemosensor with an electron-withdrawing group (-NO2) 1 for the detection of CN- and F- has been simply developed. Receptor 1 showed selectively colorimetric responses to CN- in aqueous solution and F- in acetonitrile, respectively. An obvious color change of 1 from yellow to colorless was observed for CN- through a nucleophilic addition mechanism, while F- was detected through a deprotonating mechanism with a distinct color change from pale yellow to orange. The binding modes of receptor 1 with two analytes (CN- and F-) were proposed to be 1:1, based on the Job plot, 1H NMR titration, and ESI-mass spectrometry analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3900-3907
Number of pages8
JournalNew Journal of Chemistry
Volume39
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2015

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