Efficient and simple colorimetric fluoride ion sensor based on receptors having urea and thiourea binding sites

[structure: see text] Novel colorimetric receptors for selective fluoride ion sensing containing anthraquinone as chromogenic signaling subunit and urea (N,N' '-(9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo-1,2-anthracenediyl)bis[N'-phenyl])/thiourea (N,N' '-(9,10-dihydro-9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo-1,2-antrhacenediyl)bis[N-phenyl]) binding sites have been reported. These receptors have shown no affinity for other halide ions (Cl-, Br-, and I- ions). Well-defined color change in the visible region of the spectrum was observed upon addition of fluoride ion in DMSO/CH3CN solution of the receptors 1 and 2.     

维生素B1-银胶体系SERS受卤离子竞争吸附的影响

利用傅里叶变换.表面增强拉曼光谱(FT-SERS)研究了卤素离子(Cl-、Br-、I-)对维生素B1(VB1)分子表面增强拉曼散射光谱(SERS)的影响.实验结果表明,在此体系中加入卤素离子则SERS效应减弱,且三种卤素离子在银胶上的吸附能力顺序为I->Br->Cl-.     

Rapid detection of Rosa laevigata polysaccharide content by near-infrared spectroscopy

We have investigated surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) spectrum of Omethoate (O,O-dimethyl-S-methylcarbamoylmethylthiophosphate). It is found significant signals in the ordinary Raman spectrum for solid-state Omethoate as well as strong vibrational signals absorbed on the silver sol surface which is prepared by γ-irradiation technique at a very low concentration. Effects of pH and anions (Cl-, Br-, I-) on the adsorption orientation are investigated as well. Two different adsorption mechanisms are deduced, depending on the experimental conditions. The sulfur atom or the sulfur and two oxygen atoms are adsorbed onto the silver sol surface. Among halide ions, Br- and I- are more strongly adsorbed onto the silver sol surface. As a result, the adsorption of Omethoate is less effective due to their steric hindrance.     

Hydrogen bonds in gas-phase clusters between halide ions and olefins

Gas-phase clustering reactions of halide ions (X- = F-, Cl-, Br-, and I-) with ethylene (C2H4) and propylene (C3H6) were studied with a pulsed electron beam mass spectrometer. Bonding energies of all cluster ions were found to be less than 10 kcal/mol, i.e., no anion-initiated polymerization of C2H4 and C3H6 took place. For the cluster F-(C2H4)n, a small gap in the binding energy is observed between n = 4 and 5 suggesting that the first shell is completed with n = 4. For larger halide ions, the bond energies for the clusters X-(C2H4)n were found to be nearly n independent. For Cl-(C3H6)n a steep decrease in binding energies was observed between n = 2 and 3 and n = 3 and 4. The structure of the cluster ions was investigated by ab initio calculations. X-(C2H4)n complexes were calculated to have hydrogen-bond geometries regardless of the identity of the halide ions, and bidentate (chelate) type geometries of X-(C3H6)1 were found.     

Cyclic hexapeptide of D,L-alpha-aminoxy acids as a selective receptor for chloride ion

Cyclic hexapeptide 2, prepared from linear hexapeptide 1 of alternating d- and l-alpha-aminoxy acids, was found to adopt a C3 symmetric and bracelet-like conformation with consecutive eight-membered-ring hydrogen bonds (N-O turns) in nonpolar solvents, similar to that of valinomycin, a cyclodepsipeptide that binds cations selectively. However, 2 showed affinities for halide ions with selectivity following the order of Cl- > F- > Br-. The observed higher selectivity for Cl- (Ka = 11880 M-1) over F- (Ka = 30 M-1) in CD2Cl2 suggested that the selectivity of 2 for halide ions is mainly governed by the size complementarity rather than the hydrogen-bonding strength. Upon Cl- ion binding, the original bracelet-like conformation of 2 turned into a rather flat conformation with all six amide NHs pointing inward to form hydrogen bonds with Cl-.     

Nonlinear fluorescence quenching of newly synthesized coumarin derivative by aniline in binary mixtures

The fluorescence quenching of newly synthesized coumarin (chromen-2-one) derivative, 4-(5-methyl-3-phenyl-benzofuran-2-yl)-6-chloro-chromen-2-one (MPBClC) by aniline in different binary solvent mixtures of benzene and acetonitrile have been reported by steady state fluorescence measurements. All the measurements were carried out at room temperature (296 K). A positive curvature from linearity was observed in the Stern–Volmer (S–V) plot in all the solvent mixtures. Various rate parameters for the fluorescence quenching have been determined by sphere of action static quenching model and finite sink approximation model. The results show that the positive curvature in the S–V plot is due to both static and dynamic quenching processes. Further, with the use of finite sink approximation model, it is concluded that these bimolecular reactions are diffusion-limited.     

Colorimetric fluoride ion sensing by boron-containing pi-electron systems.

The boron-containing pi-conjugated systems, including tri(9-anthryl)borane (1) and tris[(10-dimesitylboryl)-9-anthryl]borane (2), have been investigated as a new type of fluoride chemosensor. Upon complexation of 1 with a fluoride ion, a significant color change from orange to colorless was observed and, in the UV-visible absorption spectra, the characteristic band of 1 at 470 nm disappeared and new bands around 360-400 nm assignable to pi-pi transitions of the anthryl moieties were observed. This change can be rationalized as a result of the interruption of the pi-conjugation extended through the vacant p-orbital of the boron atom by the formation of the corresponding fluoroborate. The binding constant of compound 1 with the fluoride ion was quite high [(2.8 +/- 0.3) x 10(5) M(-1)], whereas 1 only showed small binding constants with AcO- and OH- of around 10(3) M(-1) and no sensitivity to other halide ions such as Cl-, Br-, and I-, thus demonstrating its selective sensing ability to the fluoride ion. In contrast to the monoboron system 1, compound 2 having four boron atoms showed multistage changes in the absorption spectra by the stepwise complexation with fluoride ions.     

A novel fluoride ion colorimetric chemosensor based on coumarin

A novel visible colorimetric sensor (L1) with high selectivity for fluoride ion based on coumarin has been synthesized by a simple modification of our earlier report. The chemosensor L1 shows an obvious color change from yellow to blue upon addition of fluoride ion with a large red shift of 145 nm in acetonitrile, and without interference of other anions such as Cl-, Br-, I-, NO3-, H2PO4-, HSO4-, and AcO-. The investigation of 1H NMR spectrum titration indicates the proposed mechanism is that F- first establishes a hydrogen bonding interaction with L1, and then the formation of [F-H-F]- induces deprotonation.     

Infrared spectra of X-.CO(2).Ar cluster anions (X=Cl,Br,I)

Ion-molecule clusters of the heavier halide anions X-.CO(2) (X=Cl-,Br-,I-) with CO2 have been studied by gas phase infrared photodissociation spectroscopy, using Ar evaporation from the complexes X-.CO2.Ar upon infrared excitation. We observe that the asymmetric stretch vibrational mode of the CO(2) molecule is red-shifted from the frequency of free CO2, with the red-shift increasing toward the lighter halide ions. A similar trend is repeated in the region of the Fermi resonance of the combination bands of the asymmetric stretch vibration with two quanta of the bending vibration and the symmetric stretch vibration. We discuss our findings in the framework of ab initio and density functional theory calculations.     

Rigid oligonaphthalenediimide rods as transmembrane anion-pi slides

We report the design, synthesis, and evaluation of rigid oligonaphthalenediimide (O-NDI) rods that are expected to act as transmembrane anion-pi slides. Studies in fluorogenic large unilamellar egg yolk phosphatidylcholine vesicles reveal that rigid O-NDI rods mediate anion-selective transport with a rare halide VI selectivity sequence (Cl- > F- > Br- > I-). This and decreasing activity, selectivity, and halide sequence with increasing positive charge of the rod termini support the occurrence of anion-pi interactions. A strong anomalous mole fraction effect in Cl-/I- mixtures is in agreement with the existence of multiple active sites along the anion-pi slide and multi-anion hopping as a mechanism of transport. The strong inverted NDI quadruple moment found by DFT calculations is in excellent agreement with these results.     

Solute size effects on the solvation structure and diffusion of ions in liquid methanol under normal and cold conditions

We have performed a series of molecular dynamics simulations of alkali metal (Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, and Cs+) and halide (F-, Cl-, Br-, and I-) ions in liquid methanol at two different temperatures to investigate the effects of ion size on the hydration structure and diffusion of ions in methanol under normal and cold conditions. Simulations are also carried out for some of the larger cations such as I+, (CH3)4N+, and (C2H5)4N+ and also neutral alkali metal atoms in methanol at both temperatures. With the increase of ion size, the diffusion coefficients of both positive and negative ions are found to show anomalous behavior. For cations, it is found that the maximum of the diffusion coefficient versus ion size curve occurs at the rather large cation of (CH3)4N+ unlike in water where the maximum occurs at the relatively smaller ion of Rb+. For halide ions, the anomalous behavior, i.e., the increase of diffusion with ion size, continues up to iodide ion and no maximum is observed. These results are in good agreement with experimental observations. The diffusion coefficients of neutral atoms are found to be greater in methanol than that in water and they decrease monotonically with solute size, whereas the diffusion coefficients of the corresponding ions are found to be smaller in methanol. Accordingly, an ion experiences a smaller Stokes friction and a higher dielectric friction in methanol than in water. These contrasting effects are believed to be responsible for the shift of the maximum of ion diffusion toward a larger ion size when compared with similar anomalous size dependence in liquid water.     

Temperature effect study upon the fluorescence emission of substituted coumarins

The interpretation of temperature effect on fluorescence emission is rather complicated and not well understood. Several established temperature influences are not the most likely contributors to the non-radiative decay process. In order to understand the effect of temperature in the excited state, the fluorescence emission spectra of 4-methyl-7-methoxy (I), 4-methyl-5,7-diethoxy (II), 4-methyl-5-ethoxy-7-methoxy (III) and 4-methyl-7,8-diethoxy (IV) coumarins in aqueous solution as well as in benzene solution have been studied at different temperatures. It is observed that the fluorescence intensity decreases with increase in temperature for the first three coumarins but remains constant in the case of 4-methyl-7,8-diethoxy coumarin (IV). The radiative life-time and the activation energy for the deactivation process have been estimated. It seems that intramolecular quenching by the substituent group plays an important role in the deactivation process. The possible physical interpretation of the quenching mechanism is discussed in terms of the position and the nature of the substituent groups which could twist about the connecting bonds leading to a non-planar non-fluorescent state of the molecule.     

Suppressed electrostatic ion chromatography with tetraborate as eluent and its application to the determination of inorganic anions in snow and rainwater

Tetraborate is investigated as the eluent ion for suppressed electrostatic ion chromatography (EIC) using a zwitterionic stationary phase. Good separation of a range of inorganic anions (SO4(2-), Cl-, NO3-, Br-, NO3-, ClO3-, and I-) was obtained, with detection limits for highly conducting ions (SO4(2-), Cl-, NO2-, Br- , and NO3-) being less than 8 x 10(-8) M, and for weakly conducting anions (ClO3- and I-) being 2.7 x 10(-7) and 5.8 x 10(-7) M, respectively. Calibration curves were linear up to 1.8 mM of each analyte. Retention times were found to increase with increasing eluent concentration and a linear relationship was observed between log k' and log[Na2B4O7] for all analytes. This behaviour is attributed to the progressive formation of a binary electrical double layer at the surface of the zwitterionic stationary phase. Retention times of analytes could be manipulated by varying the concentration of the eluent. This new suppressed-EIC system was applied to the determination of inorganic anions (SO4(-2) , CI-, NO3-, NO2-, and Br-) in snow and rainwater samples.     

Structure and conformation properties of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium halide ionic liquids: a density-functional theory study

The structures and conformational properties of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium halide ionic liquids have been studied with a Becke's 3 Parameter functional method. The interaction mechanisms between the cation and the anion in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium (Emim+) halide and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium (Bmim+) halide ionic liquids were investigated using 6-31G*, 6-31++G**, and 6-311++G** basis sets. Forty structures of different ion pairs were optimized and geometrical parameters of them have been discussed in details. Halide ions (Cl- or Br-) have been gradually placed in different regions around imidazolium cation and the interaction energies between the anion and the cation have been calculated. Theoretical results indicate that there are four activity regions in the vicinity of the imidazolium cations, in these regions the imidazolium cations and the halide anions formed stable ion pairs. Imidazolium cations can form hydrogen bond interactions with one, two or three but no more than three nearest halide anions. The halide ions are situated in hydrogen bond positions rather than at random.     

Effect of temperature and quencher on the fluorescence of 4-(5-methyl-3-furan-2-yl-benzofuran-2-yl)-7-methyl-chromen-2-one in different solvents

The effect of temperature on the fluorescence intensity of 4-(5-methyl-3-furan-2-yl-benzofuran-2-yl)-7-methyl-chromen-2-one (MFBMC) in different solvents, has been studied in the temperature range 293–333 K. A mechanism of fluorescence quenching with increase in temperature is discussed in terms of the relative location of lowest ¹(ππ*) and ³(nπ*) states, and the energy difference between them. The non-radiative deactivation of excited state in the absence of quencher is temperature-dependent; its activation energy has been found to be 9.453–27.893 kJ mole^?1. Further, the fluorescence quenching by aniline was investigated by both steady-state and time-resolved measurement (at 296 K). The quenching is found to be appreciable and shows positive deviation in the Stern–Volmer plots. This could be explained by static–dynamic quenching models. Various rate constants of the bimolecular quenching reaction have been determined by using ground-state complex formation and sphere of action static quenching model. The magnitude of these constants suggests that sphere of action static quenching model agrees very well with experimental results. Further, with the use of finite sink approximation model, it is concluded that the quenching mechanism is diffusion-limited.     

1,5-二芳基-3-(2-羟基-4,6-二甲氧基苯基)-2-吡唑啉的合成及氟离子荧光探针行为

设计合成了8个1,5-二芳基-3-(2-羟基-4,6-二甲氧基苯基)-2-吡唑啉化合物4a~4h. 它们的结构经由IR、1H NMR、MS和元素分析确认. 测定了它们的紫外光谱和荧光光谱, 研究了它们对氟离子的选择性识别作用, 发现化合物4a,4c和4d均可选择性地识别氟离子, 其中4a和4c作为识别氟离子的荧光探针, 受常见离子干扰较小, 选择性较高.     

Structural and fluorescence quenching characterization of hematite nanoparticles

Nanoparticles of the dominant hematite form (α-Fe(2)O(3)) of iron oxide have been prepared by a simple route of dropping FeCl(3) solution into boiling water. The nanoparticles have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible electronic absorption spectroscopy, chemical stoichiometry, thermal analysis methods (TGA, DSC and DTA), XRD, FTIR and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Kinetic analysis of the DSC calorigram of thermal dehydration of the nanoparticles reveals one stage of the dehydration process of energy of activation of 29.0 kJ mol(-1). The role of iron oxide nanoparticles in fluorescence quenching of coumarin thiourea derivatives (I-IV) was investigated at room temperature (296 K) by means of steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. The quenching process was characterized by Stern-Volmer (S-V) plots which display a positive deviation from linearity. This could be explained by static and dynamic quenching models. The positive deviation in the S-V plot is interpreted in terms of ground-state complex formation model and sphere of action static quenching model. Various rate parameters for the ?uorescence quenching process were determined by using the modi?ed Stern-Volmer equation. The sphere of action static quenching model agrees very well with experimental results. Quenching constants for iron oxide nanoparticles are about four orders of magnitudes higher than quenching by Fe(3+) ions.     

反离子对离子液体氯化1-(2-羟乙基)-3-十二烷基咪唑在水溶液中自组装的影响

用表面张力法和荧光探针技术分别测定了阳离子型离子液体表面活性剂氯化1-(2-羟乙基)-3-十二烷基咪唑([C2OHC12im]Cl)在无机盐(NaX,X=Cl-,Br-,I-和Na2SO4)水溶液中的自组装参数。 结果表明,反离子通过结合[C2OHC12im]+并中和其表面电荷,使[C2OHC12im]+的临界胶束浓度(CMC)和胶束平均聚集数(Nm)等自组装参数明显改变;改变幅度按照Cl-＜Br-＜I-＜SO2-4次序递增;但是反离子(Cl-、Br-和SO2-4)种类对临界胶束平均聚集数(Nm,c)和胶束微极性([I1/I3]m)的影响不甚明显;随着Br-浓度增加,lg CMC线性减小,而Nm则以幂函数形式递增。     

离子色谱法同时测定离子液体中的三氟乙酸根、氟硼酸根及卤素离子

采用离子色谱-直接电导检测法同时测定了离子液体中的三氟乙酸根(CF3COO~)、氟硼酸根(BF4~)及卤素离子(F~、Cl~、Br~)。实验采用Shim-pack IC-A3阴离子交换色谱柱,分别选用邻苯二甲酸氢钾、邻苯二甲酸+三(羟甲基)氨基甲烷、对羟基苯甲酸+三(羟甲基)氨基甲烷+硼酸为淋洗液,考察了淋洗液种类和浓度、乙腈浓度、色谱柱温度对分离测定三氟乙酸根、氟硼酸根及卤素离子的影响。确定的最佳色谱条件为: 以1.2 mmol/L邻苯二甲酸氢钾为淋洗液,柱温45 ℃,流速1.0 mL/min。在此条件下,可同时分离上述5种阴离子,且色谱峰形对称。所测阴离子的检出限(以信噪比为3计)为0.01～0.50 mg/L,保留时间和峰面积的相对标准偏差(n=5)分别不大于0.2%和1.2%。将方法应用于测定离子液体中的三氟乙酸根、氟硼酸根及卤素离子,加标回收率为98.0%～103.2%。该方法简单、准确、可靠,具有较好的实用性。     

Fluorescence quenching of naphthols by Cu2+ in micelles

Effect of the micelles of anionic, cationic and non-ionic surfactants on the fluorescence quenching of 1- and 2-naphthols has been studied in the presence of copper ion. The excited state lifetime, dynamic and static quenching constants for these systems have been determined. Fluorescence quenching in water and SDS micelle is due to the collision of the fluorophore with the quencher with a small static component. The negatively charged naphtholate ions in the excited state are quenched with significantly higher rates than the neutral naphthol molecules, which are located further inside the mesophase. CTAB micelle is less effective than the SDS micelle for fluorescence quenching. The effect of CTAB on water-assisted excited-state deprotonation has been investigated in the presence of ZnSO₄. For TX-100 micelle there is negligible quenching even at higher concentration of the quencher.