Abstract
A simple multifunctional chemosensor 1 was synthesized by a combination of N-aminophthalimide and 8-hydroxyjulolidine-9-carboxaldehyde. The sensor 1 showed a clear color change toward Cu2+ from pale to deep yellow and significant fluorescence enhancements toward PO43- and S2-. The detection limit (0.14 μM) for Cu2+ ion was below the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline for drinking water (31.5 μM). The sensor 1 could be used to quantify copper ion in real water samples. In addition, the sensor 1 could detect phosphate and sulfide with the fluorescent enhancements in aqueous solution. The sensing mechanism of Cu2+ by 1 was proposed to be an intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) and those of PO43- and S2- by 1 were proposed to be a deprotonation process, based on the experimental results and theoretical calculations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8399-8407 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 30 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Aug 2017 |