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A highly selective colorimetric and "off-on-off"fluorescent probe for fluoride ions

  • Yamin Li
  • , Xiaoling Zhang*
  • , Baocun Zhu
  • , Jilin Yan
  • , Weiping Xu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beijing Institute of Technology
  • Soochow University
  • Enviromental Monitoring Station of Shaanxi Yulin City

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Abstract

In this paper, a highly selective and sensitive probe for fluoride ions (F - ), containing a phenylpyridylvinylene derivative reporter and a Si-O bond receptor, was designed and characterized. The reaction mechanism is based on the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) mechanism. Upon addition of F - , probe 1 showed a remarkable red-shift (183 nm) in the absorption spectra accompanying with the color changes from colorless to purple, so probe 1 could serve as a "naked-eye"probe for F - . The absorbance of probe 1 at 545 nm increased linearly with the concentration of F - from 20 to 150 μM. The detection limit was calculated to be 0.1 μM. Besides, "off-on-off"fluorescence intensity changes were also observed in the fluorescence spectra. The present results may provide a useful approach for the development of highly selective dual-channel probes for F - .

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1077-1080
Number of pages4
JournalAnalytical Sciences
Volume26
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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