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A Ratiomeric Fluorescent Sensor for Zn2+ Based on N,N′-Di(quinolin-8-yl)oxalamide

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A new ratiometric fluorescent sensor (DQO) based on N,N′-Di(quinolin-8-yl) oxalamide has been designed and synthesized for selective detection of Zn2+. The fluorescence ratio (I 536 nm/I 450 nm) of DQO was enhanced 10-fold when Zn2+ was present in a buffer aqueous solution at pH 8.66. The sensor showed linear response toward Zn2+ in the concentration range 0–15 μM, and the detection limit was calculated to be 2.4 μM. A Job’s plot implied the formation of a DQO/Zn2+ complex with 1:1 stoichiometry, and the apparent association constant of DQO/Zn2+ complex was computed to be 1.5 × 104 M−1.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21176125).

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    Fashuo Yu, Xiangfeng Guo, Xiujuan Tian & Lihua Jia

  2. Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, College of Heilongjiang Province, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China

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Yu, F., Guo, X., Tian, X. et al. A Ratiomeric Fluorescent Sensor for Zn2+ Based on N,N′-Di(quinolin-8-yl)oxalamide. J Fluoresc 27, 723–728 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-016-2003-0

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