A simple, reversible, colorimetric and water-soluble fluorescent chemosensor for the naked-eye detection of Cu(2+) in ~100% aqueous media and application to real samples.

A simple, reversible, colorimetric and water-soluble fluorescent chemosensor for the naked-eye detection of Cu(2+) in ~100% aqueous media and application to real samples.

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2017 Jul 22;188:411-417

Authors: Sun T, Niu Q, Li T, Guo Z, Liu H

Abstract
A simple, reversible, colorimetric and water-soluble fluorescent chemosensor ADA for the naked-eye detection of Cu(2+) was developed. Sensor ADA showed high selectivity and sensitivity toward Cu(2+) in ~100% aqueous media over wide pH range. Sensor ADA exhibited a red-shift in the absorption spectra from 466 to 480nm that is accompanied by significant color change from light yellow to yellowish brown instantaneously. The Cu(2+) recognition is based on the chelation-enhanced fluorescence quenching (CHEQ) effect of the paramagnetic nature. The lowest detection limit is determined to be 15.8nM, which is much lower than the allowable level of Cu(2+) in drinking water set by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (~20μM) and the World Health Organization (~30μM). The 1:1 binding process was confirmed by fluorescence measurements, IR analysis and DFT studies. Moreover, sensor ADA was successfully applied for determination of trace level of Cu(2+) with 4 reuse cycles in various water samples, which affords promising potential in ion-detection field.

PMID: 28755639 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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