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Quantum dot induced phototransformation of 2,4-dichlorophenol, and its subsequent chemiluminescence reaction

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We have studied the CdTe quantum dot-induced phototransformation of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) and its subsequent chemiluminescence (CL) reaction. Quantum dots (QDs) of different size and capped with thioglycolic acid were prepared and characterized by molecular spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. In the presence of QDs, 2,4-DCP is photochemically transformed into a long-living light emitting precursor which can react with N-bromosuccinimide to produce CL with peak wavelengths at 475 and 550 nm. The formation of singlet oxygen during the phototransformation process was confirmed by the enhancement effect of deuterium oxide on the CL reaction and the change in the UV spectrum of a chemical trap. The CL intensity is linearly related to the concentration of 2,4-DCP in the range from 0.36 to 36 μmol L−1, and the detection limit (at 3σ) is 0.13 μmol L−1.

CdTe QDs as an alternative photosensitizer that can be applied to the phototransformation/CL detection of 2, 4-DCP.

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This work was supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20977042, 21175060), the Doctor Candidate Foundation of Jiangnan Unversity (No. JUDCF09009), the Rearing Fund for the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Jiangnan University.

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    Haiyan Wu, Zhaoyun Ding, Mei Peng & Qijun Song

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Wu, H., Ding, Z., Peng, M. et al. Quantum dot induced phototransformation of 2,4-dichlorophenol, and its subsequent chemiluminescence reaction. Microchim Acta 178, 203–210 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-012-0830-5

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