A new perylene diimide-based colorimetric and fluorescent sensor for selective detection of Cu²⁺ cation

【摘要】 A new perylene diimide (PDI) ligand (1) functionalized with a dipicolylethylenediamine (DPEN) moiety was synthesized and first used as a colorimetric and fluorometric dual-channel sensor to specifically detect the presence of Cu2+ over a wide range of other cations. The solution of 1 (10 μmol/L) upon ad-dition of Cu2+ displayed distinguishing pink color compared with other cations including K+,Ni2+,Ca2+,Mn2+,Na+,Sr2+,Zn2+,Co2+,Cd2+,Mg2+,Cr3+,Ag+,and Ba2+,indicating the sensitivity and selectivity of 1 to Cu2+. Thus,the advantage of this assay is that naked-eye detection of Cu2+ becomes possible. More-over,among these metal ions investigated,only Cu2+ quenched more than half fluorescent intensity of 1. The ESI-TOF spectrum of a mixture of 1 and CuCl2 in combination of the fluorescence titration spectra of 1 (10 μmol/L) upon addition of various amounts of Cu2+ revealed the formation of a 2︰1 metal-ligand complex through the metal coordination interaction.更多还原

【Abstract】 A new perylene diimide (PDI) ligand (1) functionalized with a dipicolylethylenediamine (DPEN) moiety was synthesized and first used as a colorimetric and fluorometric dual-channel sensor to specifically detect the presence of Cu2+ over a wide range of other cations. The solution of 1 (10 μmol/L) upon ad-dition of Cu2+ displayed distinguishing pink color compared with other cations including K+,Ni2+,Ca2+,Mn2+,Na+,Sr2+,Zn2+,Co2+,Cd2+,Mg2+,Cr3+,Ag+,and Ba2+,indicating the sensitivity and selectivity of 1 to Cu2+. Thus,the advantage of this assay is that naked-eye detection of Cu2+ becomes possible. More-over,among these metal ions investigated,only Cu2+ quenched more than half fluorescent intensity of 1. The ESI-TOF spectrum of a mixture of 1 and CuCl2 in combination of the fluorescence titration spectra of 1 (10 μmol/L) upon addition of various amounts of Cu2+ revealed the formation of a 2︰1 metal-ligand complex through the metal coordination interaction.更多还原