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A new Dual-Channel Chemosensor Based on Chemodosimeter Approach for Detecting Cyanide in Aqueous Solution: a Combination of Experimental and Theoretical Studies

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A new colorimetric and fluorescent receptor 1 for the detection of CN− has been simply developed. Receptor 1 showed selectively colorimetric and fluorometric responses to CN− in a near-perfect aqueous solution, respectively. This sensor displayed an obvious color change from yellow to colorless upon selective binding with CN−. In addition, it could function as an “OFF-ON type” fluorescent response through a nucleophilic addition mechanism. The binding mode of receptor 1 with CN− was proposed to be 1:1, based on Job plot, 1H NMR titration and ESI-mass spectrometry analysis. Moreover, the sensing mechanism for CN− was theoretically supported by DFT and TD-DFT calculations.

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Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (NRF-2014R1A2A1A11051794) are gratefully acknowledged. We thank Nano-Inorganic Laboratory, Department of Nano & Bio chemistry, Kookmin University to access the Gaussian 03 program packages.

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    Jae Jun Lee, Sun Young Lee, Kwon Hee Bok & Cheal Kim

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Lee, J.J., Lee, S.Y., Bok, K.H. et al. A new Dual-Channel Chemosensor Based on Chemodosimeter Approach for Detecting Cyanide in Aqueous Solution: a Combination of Experimental and Theoretical Studies. J Fluoresc 25, 1449–1459 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-015-1635-9

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