A new rhodamine‐based fluorescent chemodosimeter for mercuric ions in water media |
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Authors: | Phan Tu Quy Nguyen Khoa Hien Nguyen Chi Bao Doan Thanh Nhan Dang Van Khanh Nguyen Thi Ai Nhung Truong Quy Tung Nguyen Dinh Luyen Duong Tuan Quang |
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Affiliation: | 1. Hue University, Hue City, Vietnam;2. Mientrung Institute for Science Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hue City, Vietnam;3. Nguyen Tat Thanh Gifted High School, Vietnam;4. Drug, Cosmetic and Food Quality Control Center of Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam |
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Abstract: | A new rhodamine–ethylenediamine–nitrothiourea conjugate (RT) was synthesized and its sensing property as a fluorescent chemodosimeter toward metal ions was explored in water media. Analytical results from absorption and fluorescence spectra revealed that the addition of Hg2+ ions to the aqueous solution of the chemodosimeter RT caused a distinct fluorescence OFF–ON response with a remarkable visual color change from colorless to pink; however, no clear spectral and color changes were observed from other metal ions including: Zn2+, Cu2+, Cd2+, Pb2+, Ag+, Fe2+, Cr3+, Co3+, Ni2+, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+ and Na+. The sensing results and the molecular structure suggested that a Hg2+‐induced a desulfurization reaction and cyclic guanylation of the thiourea moiety followed by ring‐opening of the rhodamine spirolactam in RT are responsible for a distinct fluorescence turn‐on signal, indicating that RT is a remarkably sensitive and selective chemodosimeter for Hg2+ ions in aqueous solution. Hg2+ within a concentration range from 0.1 to 25 μM can be determined using RT as a chemodosimeter and a detection limit of 0.04 μM is achieved. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Keywords: | chemodosimeter rhodamine derivative fluorescence OFF– ON Hg2+ detection |
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