A thiophene-based blue-fluorescent emitting chemosensor for detecting indium (III) ion

Hanna Cho, Ju Byeong Chae, Cheal Kim

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Abstract

A thiophene-based chemosensor TP, ((Z)-N′-(pyridine-2-ylmethylene)thiophene-2-carbohydrazide), was synthesized and characterized. TP showed a significant fluorescence enhancement only in the presence of In3+. Importantly, the detection limit was calculated to be 0.61 μM, which is the lowest one reported to date. Job plot and ESI-mass analyses indicated that two TP molecules bind to one In3+ ion. In addition, the sensing mechanism of TP towards In3+ was proposed as chelation-enhanced fluorescence (CHEF) effect from the theoretical calculations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)171-175
Number of pages5
JournalInorganic Chemistry Communications
Volume97
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2018

Keywords

  • Fluorescent chemosensor
  • Indium
  • Theoretical calculations
  • Thiophene

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