金纳米棒的表面改性及与H_2O_2的作用

通过调控过氧化氢与金纳米棒相互作用时溶液的H~+和Br~-浓度,考察了过氧化氢刻蚀金纳米棒的条件.通过静电相互作用将聚苯乙烯磺酸钠修饰到带正电的金纳米棒表面,并探讨了表面配体变化对过氧化氢与金纳米棒相互作用的影响,比较了聚苯乙烯磺酸钠浓度改变对过氧化氢刻蚀金纳米棒所引起的等离子体吸收峰的变化.结果表明,过氧化氢与金纳米棒作用过程中,H~+浓度增加可以加快刻蚀反应速率,Br~-起到稳定金离子的作用.采用聚苯乙烯磺酸钠修饰抑制了过氧化氢对金纳米棒的刻蚀,当聚苯乙烯磺酸钠与金纳米棒表面的CTAB完全作用后,复合材料电位接近零,金纳米棒的稳定性降低,继续增加聚苯乙烯磺酸钠的量至电位为负,复合材料稳定性增加.     

Dansyl-anthracene dyads for ratiometric fluorescence recognition of Cu2+

Dansyl-anthracene dyads 1 and 2 in CH(3)CN-H(2)O (7:3) selectively recognize Cu(2+) ions amongst alkali, alkaline earth and other heavy metal ions using both absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy. In absorbance, the addition of Cu(2+) to the solution of dyads 1 or 2 results in appearance of broad absorption band from 200 nm to 725 nm for dyad 1 and from 200 nm to 520 nm for dyad 2. This is associated with color change from colorless to blue (for 1) and fluorescent green (for 2). This bathochromic shift of the spectrum could be assigned to internal charge transfer from sulfonamide nitrogen to anthracene moiety. In fluorescence, under similar conditions dyads 1 and 2 on addition of Cu(2+) selectively quench fluorescence due to dansyl moiety between 520-570 nm (for 1)/555-650 nm (for 2) with simultaneous fluorescence enhancement at 470 nm and 505 nm for dyads 1 and 2, respectively. Hence these dyads provide opportunity for ratiometric analysis of 1-50 μM Cu(2+). The other metal ions viz. Fe(3+), Co(2+), Ni(2+), Cd(2+), Zn(2+), Hg(2+), Ag(+), Pb(2+), Li(+), Na(+), K(+), Mg(2+), Ca(2+), Ba(2+) do not interfere in the estimation of Cu(2+) except Cr(3+) in case of dyad 1. The coordination of dimethylamino group of dansyl unit with Cu(2+) causes quenching of fluorescence due to dansyl moiety between 520-600 nm and also restricts the photoinduced electron transfer from dimethylamino to anthracene moiety to release fluorescence between 450-510 nm. This simultaneous quenching and release of fluorescence respectively due to dansyl and anthracene moieties emulates into Cu(2+) induced ratiometric change.     

Reactive sensing of gold (III) by coumarin tethered fluorescent probe through alkyne activation

A novel strategy, involving anchoring and un-anchoring of coumarin based fluorophore, has been established for the selective detection of Au³⁺ species. Selective sensing of Gold (Au³⁺) was triggered due to alkynophilicity of gold ions to create lateral fluorescence of a latent fluorophore. The 4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl 2-(2-phenylethynyl) benzoate (CEB) probe was synthesized by reacting 7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin with iodo-benzoic acid. CEB probe has an absorption at 300 nm and 335 nm which decreases gradually and new absorption appeared at 406 nm due to Au³⁺ promoted ester hydrolysis selectively over other metal ions with great sensitivity, which accompanies a turn on fluorescence change produced by 7-hydroxy coumarin. The principle behind this sensing strategy is activation of triple bond induced uniquely by Au⁺³ ions leading to cascade and delivers active fluorophore. The sensing mechanism was proposed and supported by ¹H NMR, MS and TD-DFT experiments. The density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) theoretical results of the CEB-probe and Au³⁺ reaction is in good agreement with the experimental results. Additionally, probe could be well incorporated onto the test strips for effective detection of Au^3+.     

Sensitive electrochemiluminescence resonance energy transfer(ECL-RET) between Ru(bpy)_3~(2+) and Au nanorod for hydrogen peroxide detection

Here,we developed a novel electrochemiluminescence resonance energy transfer(ECL-RET) approach between Ru(bpy)_3~(2+) and Au nanorods(NRs) for sensitive determination of H_2O_2.Au NRs were synthesized through silver ion-assisted seed-mediated method which exhibited an obvious absorption peak at about 627 nm.They were modified at glassy carbon electrode(GCE) surface which showed a significant ECL quenching efficiency about 56.5%due to the ECL-RET process.This Au NRs modified electrode was then utilized to measure the concentration of H_2O_2 on the basis of the significant quenching effect of H_2O_2 on Ru(bpy)_3~(2+) ECL.Results demonstrated that the decrement of ECL intensity at Au NRs modified electrode had ~ 6.6-fold enhancement as compared with that at bare electrode.     

基于蒽酰亚胺基团的新型Fe3+和Hg2+化学敏感器

含蒽酰亚胺基团的化合物N-(2-(6-氨基吡啶))-9-蒽酰亚胺(L¹)对Fe³⁺表现出灵敏的荧光增强响应.L¹的衍生物N,N-’(2,6-吡啶基)-二(9-蒽酰亚胺)(L²)对Hg²⁺在紫外-可见吸收光谱和荧光光谱上显示了良好的识别性.即使在其它金属阳离子存在下,L¹和L²分别对于Fe³⁺和Hg²⁺仍然表现出较好的选择性.     

Synthesis and luminescent properties of a silylated-terpyridine derivative and its metalated complexes in solutions and self-assembled monolayers

A silylated-terpyridine(Si TPy) derivative was newly synthesized and reacted with various transition metal ions in the solutions and self-assembled monolayers(SAMs).Composition and morphology of the SAMs were characterized by using absorption spectra,X-ray photoelectron spectra and atomic force microscope.The silylated-TPy compound gave off a luminescent emission at about 456 nm,which slightly shifted to 452 nm in the Zn2+-Si TPy and Fe2+-Si TPy metalated complexes.The absorbed energy can be further transferred to lanthanide ions(Tb3+and Eu3+) to give off the typical emissions of the lanthanide complexes together with an emission of the silylated-TPy at about 363 nm.     

Steady-state and time-resolved investigations of a crown thioether conjugated with methylacridinium and its complexes with metal ions

The crown thioether 9-[4-(4,7,10,13-tetrathia-1-azacyclopentadecyl]phenyl-N-methylacridinium perchlorate (TCMA) was synthesized and characterized with the aim to verify its ability to interact selectively with metal ions and substantiate the possibility to detect easily the presence of heavy metals in fluid samples. The spectroscopic properties of TCMA, alone and in the presence of metal ions, were therefore studied in polar solvents (MeCN and H(2)O); in particular, steady-state UV-Vis spectrophotometric and fluorimetric techniques were used together with transient absorption spectroscopy with fs time resolution to investigate the spectral and dynamic properties of the lowest excited singlet state of TCMA and of TCMA/metal ion complexes. The absorption in the Vis region is characterized by a charge-transfer nature with the methylacridinium moiety acting as the electron-acceptor and the anilic group as the electron-donor. No emission from the S(1) was detected both in MeCN and H(2)O, while a small S(2)→ S(0) fluorescence emission (λ(max) = 485 nm and ?(F) = 0.0011) was detected in water. Time-resolved measurements with fs resolution of TCMA in MeCN have shown that the relaxed S(1) state is reached ～0.6 ps after the laser pulse, while the S(1)→ S(0) time constant is 3.7 ps. Among the investigated metal ions, only Fe(3+) (in MeCN) and Hg(2+) (in MeCN and H(2)O) were able to form stable complexes (association constant, K(ass) = 1-11 × 10(4) M(-1)) with TCMA. The S(1) state of the TCMA/M(n+) complexes emits with low quantum yield (?(F) = 0.0023-0.014) and decays with time constants much longer than TCMA itself, at least in the case of TCMA/Hg(2+) in MeCN. This study showed that TCMA is a good candidate for colorimetric/fluorimetric sensing of Hg(2+) in aqueous media owing to its high selectivity towards metal ions.     

均三嗪衍生物应用于Fe3+和Cu2+的选择性识别研究

合成了2,4-二甲基-6-(4’-N,N-二甲氨基苯乙烯基)-1,3,5-均三嗪(1)和2-苯乙烯基-4,6-二甲基-1,3,5-均三嗪(2)两种化合物,并对其进行了1H NMR,MS,元素分析等表征.采用吸收光谱法研究了金属离子与化合物间的相互作用,结果显示:化合物1对Fe3+和Cu2+表现出高选择性光谱响应,其最大吸收波长由393 nm分别红移至525 nm和513 nm,溶液颜色由黄色变为粉红色.化合物1与Fe3+结合形成1∶1型配合物,其结合常数为1.8×104L mol-1;与Cu2+结合形成2∶1型配合物,其结合常数为2.6×1010L mol-1.化合物2仅对Fe3+呈现显著的光谱变化,其最大吸收波长由304nm红移至357 nm,而Cu2+的加入未引起光谱明显变化,2与Fe3+亦形成1∶1型配合物,结合常数为1.0×105L mol-1.结果表明Fe3+可能与化合物1和2中三嗪N配位,而Cu2+与化合物1中甲氨基中的N配位.同时考察了其它金属离子如Li+,K+,Mg2+,Ca2+,Co3+,Ni2+,Ag+,Cd2+,Hg2+和Zn2+等离子对化合物1和2吸收光谱的影响,结果显示两者光谱均无明显变化,据此提出了高选择性Fe3+,Cu2+的识别体系.     

邻氯酚红-Fenton体系对金属离子的光化学传感研究

利用具有高度选择性的光化学传感器来识别和检测金属离子是近年来的一个热点研究领域~([1]),因为被测物引起的体系颜色变化直观可见且灵敏,这方面已有许多成功的报道~([1-5]).邻氯酚红(CPR)是一种氯取代的三苯甲烷类酸性染料,除了纤维染色之外已被用于蛋白质和药物测定~([6]).     

Use of Fe(3+) ion probe to study the stability of urea-intercalated kaolinite by electron paramagnetic resonance

The effect of mechanical and chemical activation in processes of urea intercalation in the interlayer spacing of kaolinite and the effect of varying the temperature of the intercalation product between 100 and 200 degrees C were studied using Fe(3+) ions as a probe in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Other techniques were also used to characterize the samples. Monitoring the heating of urea-intercalated kaolinite, FTIR, and XRD revealed that the product obtained was stable up to a temperature of 150-160 degrees C. The EPR data indicated that the intercalation process promoted an approximation and increase of the magnetic interactions among the Fe(3+) ions. The DRUV-vis analysis of the product before heating showed an absorption band at 680 nm that was absent in the raw kaolinite. This band was attributed to the transition A(1)6-->T(2)4(G4) in the adjacent Fe(3+) ions, intensified by magnetic coupling among these ions. We suggest that intercalated urea forms hydrogen bonds between the carbonyl's oxygen and the hydroxyls bound to the Fe(3+) ions of the kaolinite structure. This would cause the approximation of the Fe(3+) ions, maximizing magnetic couplings and intensifying concentrated centers of Fe(3+), as was visible by EPR spectroscopy.     

Anisotropic assembly of gold nanorods assisted by selective ion recognition of surface-anchored crown ether derivatives

Gold nanorods (NRs) mixed with crown ether derivatives exhibited the efficient and selective recognition of Na+ and K+ ions, which were detected by localized surface plasmon absorption in response to dispersed and aggregated gold NRs. Furthermore, in the aggregates preferential end-to-end or side-to-side assembly of NRs was observed which was dependent on the additive concentration.     

Incorporation of triazole into a quinoline-rhodamine conjugate imparts iron(iii) selective complexation permitting detection at nanomolar levels

Two new rhodamine based probes 1 and 2 for the detection of Fe(3+) were synthesized and their selectivity towards Fe(3+) ions in the presence of other competitive metal ions tested. The probe 1 formed a coloured complex with Fe(3+) as well as Cu(2+) ions and revealed the lack of adequate number of coordination sites for selective complexation with Fe(3+). Incorporation of a triazole unit to the chelating moiety of 1 resulted in the probe 2, that displayed Fe(3+) selective complex formation even in the presence of other competitive metal ions like Li(+), Na(+), K(+), Cu(2+), Mg(2+), Ca(2+), Sr(2+), Cr(3+), Mn(2+), Fe(2+), Co(2+), Ni(2+), Zn(2+), Cd(2+), Hg(2+) and Pb(2+). The observed limit of detection of Fe(3+) ions (5 × 10(-8) M) confirmed the very high sensitivity of 2. The excellent stability of 2 in physiological pH conditions, non-interference of amino acids, blood serum and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in the detection process, and the remarkable selectivity for Fe(3+) ions permitted the use of 2 in the imaging of live fibroblast cells treated with Fe(3+) ions.     

N-1-(2-mercaptoethyl)thymine modification of gold nanoparticles: a highly selective and sensitive colorimetric chemosensor for Hg2+

An approach for mercury ions (Hg(2+)) sensing based on the Hg(2+)-induced aggregation of thymine (T)-SH-functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has been reported. The T-SH ligands that we synthesized can easily be coupled to the surface of AuNPs through the Au-S bond and can recognize Hg(2+) with high selectivity by forming a T-Hg-T complex with strong affinity. For the T-SH-functionalized AuNPs (T-S-AuNPs) sensor, upon addition of Hg(2+), the formation of the T-Hg-T complex induces aggregation of T-S-AuNPs and results in a significant change of color and UV-Vis absorption spectra. Thus, our method can be used for the rapid, easy and reliable screening of Hg(2+) in aqueous solution, with high sensitivity (2.8 nM) and selectivity over competing analytes. The developed method is successfully applied to the sensing of Hg(2+) in real environmental samples.     

Colorimetric determination of copper ions based on the catalytic leaching of silver from the shell of silver-coated gold nanorods

We have developed a method for the colorimetric determination of copper ions (Cu²⁺) that is based on the use of silver-coated gold nanorods (Au@Ag NRs). Its outstanding selectivity and sensitivity result from the catalytic leaching process that occurs between Cu²⁺, thiosulfate (S₂O₃ ^2?), and the surface of the Au@Ag NRs. The intrinsic color of the Au@Ag NRs changes from bright red to bluish green with decreasing thickness of the silver coating. The addition of Cu²⁺ accelerates the leaching of silver from the shell caused in the presence of S₂O₃ ^2?. This result in a decrease in the thickness of the silver shell which is accompanied a change in color and absorption spectra of the colloidal solution. The shifts in the absorption maxima are linearly related to the concentrations of Cu²⁺ over the 3–1,000 nM concentration range (R?=?0.996). The method is cost effective and was applied to the determination of Cu²⁺ in real water samples.

A BODIPY-based colorimetric and fluorometric chemosensor for Hg(II) ions and its application to living cell imaging

A new monostyryl boron dipyrromethene derivative (MS1) appended with two triazole units indicates the presence of Hg(2+) among other metal ions with high selectivity by color change and red emission. Upon Hg(2+) binding, the absorption band of MS1 is blue-shifted by 29 nm due to the inhibition of the intramolecular charge transfer from the nitrogen to the BODIPY, resulting in a color change from blue to purple. Significant fluorescence enhancement is observed with MS1 in the presence of Hg(2+); the metal ions Ag(+), Ca(2+), Cd(2+), Co(2+), Cu(2+), Fe(2+), Fe(3+), K(+), Mg(2+), Mn(2+), Ni(2+), Pb(2+), and Zn(2+) cause only minor changes in the fluorescence of the system. The apparent association constant (K(a)) of Hg(2+) binding in MS1 is found to be 1.864 × 10(5) M(-1). In addition, fluorescence microscopy experiments show that MS1 can be used as a fluorescent probe for detecting Hg(2+) in living cells.     

Optical chemosensor for Ag+, Fe3+, and cysteine: information processing at molecular level

A thiacalix[4]arene based chemosensor 3 bearing two pyrene groups has been synthesized which demonstrates ratiometric sensing with Ag(+) and fluorescence quenching with Fe(3+) ions in mixed aqueous media. The 'in situ' prepared Ag(+) and Fe(3+) complexes showed high selectivity toward cysteine. The molecular switching between three chemical inputs (Ag(+), Fe(3+), cysteine) results in various molecular logic gates which have been integrated sequentially to generate a sequential information processing device.     

A minimal core based fluorophore for selective detection of Zn(II) ions in aqueous solution and living cells

A minimal core based fluorophore was introduced as a selectively fluorescent "turn on" sensor for Zn(2+) ions in aqueous solution. Addition of Zn(2+) ions to the fluorophore generates a significant emission through a 1:1 ligand-to-metal complex. The fluorescence titration experiment of the minimal core based fluorophore with various metal ions shows that the pyromellitic diimide derivative also has the advantage of a high selectivity to Zn(2+) ions over other metals such as Ni(2+), or Co(2+), Cu(2+), Fe(3+), Fe(2+). More than 8 fold increase in the intensity of fluorescence was observed for the Zn(2+)-bound fluorophore compared to Zn-free fluorophore. Due to its small molecular size, the fluorophore was cell-permeable and successfully applied to the detection of Zn(2+) in living cells. With its relatively high sensitivity to Zn(2+) in living cells, the synthesized new fluorophore will be very useful in the studies on various biological functions of Zn(2+).     

A squaraine-based colorimetric and "turn on" fluorescent sensor for selective detection of Hg2+ in an aqueous medium

A novel squaraine-based chemosensor SQ-1 has been synthesized, and its sensing behavior toward various metal ions was investigated by UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopies. In AcOH-H(2)O (40:60, v/v) solution, Hg(2+) ions coordinate with SQ-1 causing a deaggregation which induces a visual color and absorption spectral changes as well as strong fluorescence. In contrast, the addition of other metals (e.g., Pb(2+), Cd(2+), Cu(2+), Zn(2+), Al(3+), Ni(2+), Co(2+), Fe(3+), Ca(2+), K(+), Mg(2+), Na(+), and Ag(+)) does not induce these changes at all. Thus SQ-1 is a specific Hg(2+) sensing agent due to the inducing deaggregation of the dye molecule by Hg(2+).     

Non-covalently functionalized graphene for the potentiometric sensing of zinc ions

The possibility of the application of non-covalently functionalized graphene as a sensing membrane for the potentiometric determination of zinc ions was examined. A graphene carboxylic derivative was functionalized with 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol, the Zn(2+) ions complexing ligand, simply by adsorption of ligand molecules due to π-π interactions. This approach has resulted in a potentiometric sensor characterized with significant selectivity for Zn(2+) ions present in solution.     

Metal ion sensing novel calix[4]crown fluoroionophore with a two-photon absorption property

1,3-Alternate calix[4]arene-based fluorescent chemosensors bearing two-photon absorbing chromophores have been synthesized, and their sensing behaviors toward metal ions were investigated via absorption band shifts as well as one- and two-photon fluorescence changes. Free ligands absorb the light at 461 nm and weakly emit their fluorescence at 600 nm when excited by UV-vis radiation at 461 nm, but no two-photon excited fluorescence is emitted by excitation at 780 nm. Addition of an Al(3+) or Pb(2+) ion to a solution of the ligand causes a blue-shifted absorption and enhanced fluorescence due to a declined resonance energy transfer (RET) upon excitation by one- and two-photon processes. Addition of a Pb(2+) ion to a solution of 1.K(+) results in a higher fluorescence intensity than the original 1.Pb(2+) complex regardless of one- or two-photon excitation, due to the allosteric effect induced by the complexation of K(+) with a crown loop.