Synthesis of a novel poly(para‐phenylene ethynylene) for highly selective and sensitive sensing mercury (II) ions

A new poly(p‐phenylene ethynylene) derivative with pendant 2,2′‐bipyridyl groups and glycol units (PPE‐bipy) has been prepared, and its metal ion sensing properties were investigated. The polymer of PPE‐bipy exhibited high selectivity for Hg²⁺ as compared with Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ba²⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Al³⁺, Mn²⁺, Ag⁺, Zn²⁺, Pb²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cd²⁺, Cu²⁺, Co,²⁺ and Fe³⁺ in THF/EtOH (1:1, v/v) solution. The fluorescence of PPE‐bipy was efficiently quenched by Hg²⁺ ions, and the detection limit was found to be 8.0 nM in a THF/EtOH (1:1, v/v) solvent system. PPE‐bipy also showed a selective chromogenic behavior toward Hg²⁺ ions by changing the color of the solution from slight yellow to colorless, which can be detected with the naked eye. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 1998–2007, 2008     

Reversible and Highly Selective Fluorescent Sensor for Mercury(II) Based on a Water‐Soluble Poly(para‐phenylene)s Containing Thymine and Sulfonate Moieties

A novel water‐soluble poly(para‐phenylene) derivative with pendant thymine and sulfonate units (PBTS) has been prepared and its metal ion sensing properties have been investigated. PBTS exhibited a reversible and selective fluorescence quenching behavior toward Hg²⁺ ions as compared to Ag⁺, Ni²⁺, Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Hg²⁺, Co²⁺, Cd²⁺, Cu²⁺, Pb²⁺, Ba²⁺, Fe³⁺, and Zn²⁺ ions in aqueous solution. The fluorescence quenching resulted from the interpolymeric π‐stacking aggregation which was induced by the specific thymine–Hg–thymine interaction.

     

Coordination Polymerization of a Conjugated Enyne: Synthesis of a Novel Polyacetylene Derivative Bearing Conjugated Double Bond Moieties

The coordination polymerization of 1‐ethynylcyclohexene was carried out using various rhodium catalysts. Polymerization catalyzed with [Rh(norbornadiene)Cl]₂/triethylamine gave a well‐defined polyacetylene derivative bearing conjugated double bond moieties, whose UV‐vis absorption spectrum has its maximum at 380 nm and cut off at 500 nm.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Water‐Soluble Conjugated Glycopolymer for Fluorescent Sensing of Concanavalin A

A neutral polyfluorene derivative that contains 20 mol % 2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole (BT) is synthesized by Suzuki cross‐coupling polymerization. A cationic conjugated polymer A and an α‐mannose‐bearing polymer B are subsequently obtained through different post‐polymerization methods. As a result of the charged pendant groups or sugar‐bearing groups attached to the polymer side chains, both A and B show good water‐solubility. The titration of Concanavalin A (Con A) into polymer aqueous solution leads to different fluorescent responses for polymers A and B . Polymer A does not show any obvious fluorescence change upon interaction with Con A, whereas polymer B shows fluorescence increase in BT emission intensity when Con A is added. This is because of the specific interaction between α‐mannose and Con A, which induces polymer aggregation, and then facilitates energy transfer from the phenylene–fluorene segments to the BT units. A practical calibration curve ranging from 1 nM to 250 nM is obtained by correlating the changes in BT emission intensity with Con A concentration. The advantage of polymer B ‐based Con A macromolecular probe is that it shows signal increase upon Con A recognition, which is significantly different from other conjugated polymer‐based fluorescence quenching assays.     

Synthesis and characterization of fluorene and cyclopentadithiophene‐based copolymers exhibiting broad absorption for photovoltaic devices

In this study, two low bandgap copolymers composed of fluorene (Fl), cyclopentadithiophene (CDT), and 4,7‐bis(2‐thienyl)‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole (DBT) were synthesized, and their optical, electrochemical, and photovoltaic (PV) characteristics were investigated for applications in PV devices. The feed ratio of the Fl and CDT moieties was modulated to tune the electronic structures and resulting optical properties of the polymers. In the copolymeric structures, the Fl‐CDT unit absorbs the short‐wavelength UV/vis regions, and the CDT‐DBT (or Fl‐DBT) unit with strong intramolecular charge transfer characteristics covers the long‐wavelength visible regions. P1 exhibited a wide UV absorption spectrum covering the UV and entire visible region in the range of 300–800 nm, and P2 showed absorption covering from 300 to 700 nm. UV/vis and electrochemical studies confirmed the desirable highest occupied molecular orbital/lowest unoccupied molecular orbital levels of the copolymers with bandgaps of 1.62–1.86 eV, enabling efficient electron transfer and a high open‐circuit voltage when blending them with fullerene derivatives. When the polymers were blended with [6,6]phenyl‐C₆₁‐butyric acid methyl ester, P1 exhibited the best device performance with an open‐circuit voltage of 0.66 V, short‐circuit current of 4.92 mA cm^?2, and power conversion efficiency of 1.13% under Air Mass 1.5 Global (AM 1.5G, 100 mW cm^?2) illumination. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

Synthesis and characterization of cyclopentadithiophene‐based low bandgap copolymers containing electron‐deficient benzoselenadiazole derivatives for photovoltaic devices

We have synthesized two cyclopentadithiophene (CDT)‐based low bandgap copolymers, poly[(4,4‐bis(2‐ethyl‐hexyl)‐4H‐cyclopenta[2,1‐b:3,4‐b′]dithiophene‐2,6‐diyl)‐alt‐(benzo[c][1,2,5]selenadiazole‐4,7‐diyl)] (PCBSe) and poly[(4,4‐bis(2‐ethyl‐hexyl)‐4H‐cyclopenta[2,1‐b:3,4‐b′]dithiophene‐2,6‐diyl)‐alt‐(4,7‐dithiophen‐2‐yl‐benzo[c][1,2,5]selenadiazole‐5,5′‐diyl)] (PCT2BSe), for use in photovoltaic applications. Through the internal charge transfer interaction between the electron‐donating CDT unit and the electron‐accepting benzoselenadiazole, we realized exceedingly low bandgap polymers with bandgaps of 1.37–1.46 eV. The UV–vis absorption maxima of PCT2BSe were subjected to larger hypsochromic shifts than those of PCBSe, because of the distorted electron donor–acceptor (D–A) structures of the PCT2BSe backbone. These results were supported by the calculations of the D–A complex using the ab initio Hartree‐Fock method with a split‐valence 6‐31G* basis set. However, PCT2BSe exhibited a better molar absorption coefficient in the visible region, which can lead to more efficient absorption of sunlight. As a result, PCT2BSe blended with [6,6]‐phenyl‐C₆₁‐butyric acid methyl ester (PC₆₁BM) exhibited a better photovoltaic performance than PCBSe because of the larger spectral overlap integral with respect to the solar spectrum. Furthermore, when the polymers were blended with PC₇₁BM, PCT2BSe showed the best performance, with an open circuit voltage of 0.55 V, a short‐circuit current of 6.63 mA/cm², and a power conversion efficiency of 1.34% under air mass 1.5 global illumination conditions. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 1423–1432, 2010     

Synthesis and characterization of fluorene‐based low‐band gap copolymers containing propylenedioxythiophene and benzothiadiazole derivatives for bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cell applications

The following noble series of soluble π‐conjugated statistical copolymers was synthesized by palladium catalyzed Suzuki polymerization: poly[(9,9‐dioctylfluorene)‐alt‐(4,7‐bis(3′,3′‐dihepyl‐3,4‐propylenedioxythienyl)‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole)] (PFO‐PTBT) derived from poly(9,9‐dioctylfluorene) (PFO) and poly[(4,7‐bis(3′,3′‐dihepyl‐3,4‐propylenedioxythienyl)‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole)] poly(heptyl₄‐PTBT). The structure and properties of these polymers were characterized using ¹H‐, ¹³C‐NMR, UV–visible spectroscopy, elemental analysis, GPC, DSC, TGA, photoluminescence (PL), and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The statistical copolymers, PFO‐PTBT (9:1, 8.4:1.6, 6.5:3.5), were soluble in common organic solvents and easily spin coated onto indium‐tin oxide (ITO) coated glass substrates. The weight‐average molecular weight (M_w) and polydispersity of the PFO‐PTBT ranged from (1.0–4.2) × 10⁴ and 1.5–2.3, respectively. Bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells with an ITO/PEDOT/PFO‐PTBT:PCBM/LiF/Al configuration were fabricated, and the devices using PFOPTBT (6.5:3.5) showed the best performance compared with those using PFO‐PTBT (9:1, 8.4:1.6). A maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 0.50% (V_oc = 0.66 V, FF = 0.29) was achieved with PFO‐PTBT (6.5:3.5). © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6175–6184, 2008     

罗丹明型荧光探针的合成及对Hg2+的识别

本文以罗丹明B-酰肼和2-氯-3-喹啉醛经缩合反应得到新型的罗丹明B衍生物3,其结构经1H NMR,MS,元素分析表征.通过荧光光谱法研究了目标物3在CH3CN-H2O溶液中与金属离子的识别特性.结果表明:目标物3可作为荧光探针选择性识别Hg2+,识别过程是不可逆的.     

Homogeneous Detection of Trypsin in Protein Mixtures Based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer between Anionic Conjugated Polymer and Fluorescent Probe

Herein we describe a novel and simple conjugated polymer‐fluorescent probe based platform for trypsin detection from protein mixtures in homogeneous solution. This platform takes advantage of specific interaction between the probe and the active site of trypsin and the electrostatic interaction between the polymer and the protein to mediate energy transfer between the polymer and the probe. This method does not require any separation steps, which should facilitate high‐throughput protease screening and drug discovery.

     

基于荧光共轭聚合物的金属离子传感研究

设计合成了一系列结构相似的共轭主链含5%苯并噻二唑结构单元及侧链带胺类金属离子螯合基团的阴离子型水溶性共轭聚合物PFA, PFBTA和PFBTNA, 并对它们在不同极性溶剂中的光物理性质进行了研究. 利用分子主链含适量苯并噻二唑共聚单元的聚芴衍生物聚集态不同荧光光谱及颜色发生显著变化这一特性, 研究了这一系列水溶性聚芴衍生物在水/甲醇(9/1)溶液中对金属离子的荧光响应过程. 结果表明, 金属离子不仅能通过能量及电荷转移猝灭聚合物荧光, 还可以通过静电相互作用力使聚合物聚集态发生改变, 进而影响聚合物的光学性质. 同时分子链上引入金属离子螯合基团能够显著提高体系的检测灵敏度, 聚合物PFBTA和PFBTNA可以特异性识别Cu²⁺离子, 并且可做为其它金属离子的广谱型比色法检测材料.     

Fluorescence Logic‐Signal‐Based Multiplex Detection of Nucleases with the Assembly of a Cationic Conjugated Polymer and Branched DNA

An energy‐transfer cascade is generated from a cationic conjugated polymer (PFP) and negatively charged, Y‐shaped DNA labeled with three dyes at its termini (fluorescein (Fl), Tex Red, and Cy5). Multistep fluorescence resonance energy transfer regulates the fluorescence intensities of PFP and the dyes. Different types of logic gates can be operated by observing the emission wavelengths of different dyes with multiplex nucleases as inputs.

     

Fluorescent Sensing Properties of Three Coordination Polymers Constructed by 3,5‐Di(2′,5‐dicarboxylphenyl)pyridine Ligand

Three Cd^II coordination polymers (CPs), named as {[Cd₂(DDPP)(DMF)(H₂O)] · DMF}_n ( 1 ), {[Cd₂(DDPP)(H₂O)₂] · DMA · H₂O}_n ( 2 ), [Cd(H₂DDPP)]_n ( 3 ), based on 3,5‐di(2′,5‐dicarboxylphenyl)pyridine) (H₄DDPP), were synthesized under solvothermal methods. Structural analysis indicates that the H₄DDPP ligand of 1 – 3 adopt (κ₁‐κ₁)‐(κ₁‐κ₁)‐(κ₁‐κ₂)‐(κ₁‐κ₁)‐μ₈, (κ₁‐κ₁)‐(κ₁‐κ₂)‐(κ₁‐κ₂)‐(κ₁‐κ₁)‐μ₁₀, and (κ₀‐κ₀)‐(κ₁‐κ₂)‐(κ₁‐κ₂)‐(κ₀‐κ₀)‐μ₆ coordination modes, respectively. CP 1 is a 2‐nodal (4,8)‐c alb ‐ 4 , 8 ‐ Pbcn network. CP 2 is a 3D 4,8‐c flu/fluorite network. CP 3 displays a 2D layer, which is further connected with hycrogen‐bonding interactions between layers to form supramolecular framework. Moreover, the fluorescent features of 1 – 3 were studied in aqueous systems and the values of detection limit (DL) are also calculated by 3σ/k_sv. The results reveal that 1 – 3 have good ability on probing Cr^VI/Fe^III ions.     

The Introduction of Pyrrolotetrathiafulvalene into Conjugated Architectures: Synthesis and Electronic Properties

A series of new conjugated copolymers incorporating the redox‐active pyrrolo‐TTF unit has been synthesised. The properties of the polymers have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry and electronic absorption spectroscopy, revealing that the pyrrolo‐TTF behaves very differently to its thieno‐TTF variant. In comparison to thieno analogues, the band gaps of the new polymers are wider than expected due to a decrease in the polarizability of the heteratom (nitrogen vs. sulfur) and steric interactions between repeat units. Whilst the pyrrolo‐TTF units are stronger electron donors than thieno‐TTFs in related structures, the two redox active elements of the new polymers (TTF and conjugated chain) function independently under oxidative conditions.

     

A Reversible and Highly Selective Fluorescent Sensor for Mercury(II) Using Poly(thiophene)s that Contain Thymine Moieties

Summary: A reversible and highly selective assay method has been developed to detect mercury(II ) (Hg²⁺) ions using a conjugated polymer (CP). The transduction mechanism is based on Hg²⁺‐mediated interpolymer π‐stacking aggregation, which results in the fluorescence self‐quenching of the CP. CPs that contain thymine moieties, poly[3‐(N‐thymin‐1‐ylacetyl)ethylamine‐thiophene] (PTT), have been synthesized and characterized. In the absence of Hg²⁺ ions, the PTT chains remain separated from each other and the CP exhibits strong fluorescence emission. Upon adding Hg²⁺ ions, the formation of interpolymer π‐stacking aggregation induced by specific thymine–Hg–thymine interactions results in the fluorescence quenching of PTT. Distinguishing aspects of this assay include the signal amplification of CPs and the specific binding of Hg²⁺ ions to thymine‐thymine (T–T) base pairs.

The binding of Hg²⁺ ions causes the separate conducting polymer chains to aggregate with subsequent fluorescence self‐quenching.     

Peroxyoxalate Chemiluminescence Based on Fluorescent Conjugated Polymer for the Determination of Triton X-100

A novel peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence system has been designed for the determination of Triton X‐100 (TX‐100), in which a hydrophobic fluorescent conjugated polymer, poly[2,5‐bisnonyloxy‐1,4‐phenylene‐ethynylene‐9,10‐anthrylene] (PPEA) was employed as a fluorophor. A strong enhanced intensity of chemiluminescence (CL) was observed in the presence of TX‐100, due to the improved emission efficiency of PPEA in the presence of TX‐100. Under optimum conditions, the detection range of Triton X‐100 is between 1.0×10^?7 and 1.0× 10^?4 mol·L^?1, with a detection limit at 6.0×10^?8 mol·L^?1. The relative standard deviation is 2.4% (n=6) for 1.0×10^?6 mol·L^?1 Triton X‐100. This method provides satisfying results in the detection of TX‐100 in nature water and biological samples with high sensitivity and wide linear range.     

Interfacial Synthesis of a Monolayered Fluorescent Two-Dimensional Polymer through Dynamic Imine Chemistry

A fluorescent monolayered two-dimensional polymer (2DP) containing both tetraphenylethylene (TPE) and imine linkages is synthesized at air-water interface using the Langmuir-Blodgett method. We designed TPE-based monomers with long distances between the TPE and the imine linkages to avoid the charge transfer and therefore keep the fluorescence. A monolayered 2DP provided with more than 104 μm² in domain size and around 0.8 nm thickness was obtained through a successive Schiff base reaction at air-water interface. The nanostructures and fluorescent property of 2DP films were characterized by optical microscopy, SEM, TEM, AFM and fluorescence spectrum. Most importantly, the tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) was utilized here to confirm the success of the polycondensation of monolayered 2DP.     

A Luminescent Hypercrosslinked Conjugated Microporous Polymer for Efficient Removal and Detection of Mercury Ions

A hypercrosslinked conjugated microporous polymer (HCMP‐1) with a robustly efficient absorption and highly specific sensitivity to mercury ions (Hg²⁺) is synthesized in a one‐step Friedel–Crafts alkylation of cost‐effective 2,4,6‐trichloro‐1,3,5‐triazine and dibenzofuran in 1,2‐dichloroethane. HCMP‐1 has a moderate Brunauer–Emmett–Teller specific surface (432 m² g⁻¹), but it displays a high adsorption affinity (604 mg g⁻¹) and excellent trace efficiency for Hg²⁺. The π–π* electronic transition among the aromatic heterocyclic rings endows HCMP‐1 a strong fluorescent property and the fluorescence is obviously weakened after Hg²⁺ uptake, which makes the hypercrosslinked conjugated microporous polymer a promising fluorescent probe for Hg²⁺ detection, owning a super‐high sensitivity (detection limit 5 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹).

     

Preparation of highly sensitive sensors based on polystyrene microspheres for the detection and removal of Hg2+ ions

Detection and the simultaneous removal of mercury ions are of vital importance. In this study, fluorescent monomers, small molecular sensors, were first synthesized using 4‐bromo‐naphthalic anhydride as precursor. These double bond bearing sensors were then grafted to polystyrene (PS) microspheres through dispersion polymerization. The sensors still retained their detecting ability when they were anchored on the surfaces of PS microspheres. Upon the addition of Hg²⁺ ions to the PS microspheres, both the color and the fluorescence intensity changed, which could be employed to detect Hg²⁺ ions. The absorption capacity of the two kinds of PS microspheres reached 0.557 mg g^?1 and 0.628 mg g^?1 respectively. The PS microspheres still remain their fluorescence and absorption even used for five times. These polymeric highly sensitive chemosensors may see their applications in purification of polluted environments. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013 , 51, 4592–4600     

Synthesis and optical and electrochemical properties of novel copolymers containing alternating 2,3‐divinylquinoxaline and hole‐transporting units

For the enhancement of charge affinity, electron‐affinitive 2,3‐divinylquinoxaline and a series of hole‐transporting chromophores (iminodibenzyl, phenothiazine, dihexyloxybenzene, and didodecyloxydistyrylbenzene) were incorporated alternately into the polymeric main chain. The resulting copolymers ( P1 – P4 ) were basically amorphous materials and were thermally stable below 300 °C. The electronic structures, photoluminescence, and electrochemical properties of these copolymers were mainly determined by the electron‐donating chromophores in the backbone. They showed significant positive solvatochromism in formic acid. An electrochemical study revealed that they exhibited lower band gaps (<2.3 eV) due to alternating donor and acceptor conjugated units (push–pull structure). Single‐layer light‐emitting diodes of aluminum, P1 – P4 , and indium tin oxide glass were fabricated, and preliminary electroluminescence spectra showed that P1 , P3 , and P4 were orange‐emitting materials. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 4570–4580, 2002     

Design and Synthesis of a New Conjugated Polyelectrolyte as a Reversible pH Sensor

A highly pH sensitive water‐soluble polyfluorene derivative (PFP‐aa) has been designed and synthesized by Suzuki coupling reaction. The PFP‐aa contains two amino and four carboxylic acid groups in each repeat unit (RU). The protonation and deprotonation of both the carboxylate and amine are controlled by medium pH values. The polymer charge is anticipated to control electrostatic repulsion between polymer chains and lead to different levels of aggregation behaviors. Different fluorescent responses of the PFP‐aa are demonstrated as the environmental pH is changed from 3 to 12. Different sugars can bind to boronic acid to form boronic esters with different binding constants following proton release, thus generating diverse changes in pH. It is demonstrated that PFP‐aa can be used as a pH sensor to detect D ‐fructose.