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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3900-3907 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | New Journal of Chemistry |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 May 2015 |