Abstract
A fluorescent turn-on chemosensor (BA) was constructed by attaching bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-amine (DPA) unit to the BODIPY scaffold. It can give a prominent green/yellow fluorescent response selectivity with each of Zn2+/Hg2+/Cd2+/Ca2+/Mn2+/Pb2+/Al3+. The 1:1 stoichiometry of BA and metal ions was drawn from the analysis of Job’s plot. The limit detection of BA in recognition of Zn2+/Hg2+/Cd2+/Ca2+/Mn2+/Pb2+/Al3+ is ranged in 50.8-146.6 nM. There exists a linear relationship between the fluorescence intensity and concentration of metal ions (Zn2+: 4-15 µM). The mechanism of fluorescence signal “turn-on” is based on the photo induced transfer (PET) in the excited state of BA. The coordinated metal ions significantly weakened the electron-donating ability nitrogen atom in DPA, thus recovering the emission character of BODIPY. The substituted group at the phenyl ring in meso-position of BODIPY scaffold determines the recognizable list of metal ions.
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Li, X., Liu, X. A Sensitive Probe of Meso-Cyanophenyl Substituted BODIPY Derivative as Fluorescent Chemosensor for the Detection of Multiple Heavy Metal Ions. J Fluoresc (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-024-03581-4
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