Dual-channel detection of Cu2+ and F- with a simple Schiff-based colorimetric and fluorescent sensor

Yu Jeong Na, Ye Won Choi, Jin Yeong Yun, Kyung Min Park, Pahn Shick Chang, Cheal Kim

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Abstract

A simple and easily synthesized colorimetric and fluorescent receptor 1, based on 4-diethylaminosalicylaldehyde moieties as a binding and signaling unit, has been synthesized and characterized. The receptor 1 has a selective colorimetric sensing ability for copper (II) ion by changing color from colorless to yellow in aqueous solution, and could be utilized to monitor Cu(II) over a wide pH range of 4-11. In addition, the detection limit (12 μM) of 1 for Cu2+ is much lower than that (30 μM) recommended by WHO in drinking water, and its copper complex could be reversible simply through treatment with a proper reagent such as EDTA. Moreover, receptor 1 exhibited both a color change from colorless to yellow and fluorescence enhancement with a red shift upon addition to F- in DMSO. The recognition mechanism was attributed to the intermolecular proton transfer between the hydroxyl group of the receptor and the fluoride.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1649-1657
Number of pages9
JournalSpectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Volume136
Issue numberPC
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Feb 2015

Keywords

  • Colorimetric
  • Copper
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluoride
  • Reversible

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