New chemosensor for larger guests based on modified cyclodextrin bearing seven hydrophobic chains each with a hydrophilic end group

A new chemosensor for larger guests was prepared. The new chemosensor bears hydrophobic units at the primary hydroxy side and a dansyl unit at the secondary hydroxy side of β-cyclodextrin. Due to the hydrophobic units, the new chemosensor is sensitive to large or slender guests such as SDS and insensitive to 1-adamantanol, which is a good guest for the natural β-CD.     

Integrating chemosensors for amine-containing compounds into cross-linked dendritic hosts

Trifluoroacetylazo dye 1, a known chemosensor for amines, has been integrated into cross-linked dendrimer hosts. Thus, boronic acid 16 was linked to iododye 9 via a Suzuki coupling reaction. In situ deprotection and alkylation with dendrons 3 and 4, containing 8 homoallyl or allyl ether groups, respectively, afforded dendrons 18 and 19 with chemosensor units at their focal point. Conversion of 18 (19) to the bis-imine of butane 1,4-diamine, extensive cross-linking via the ring closing metathesis reaction with Grubbs catalyst 25, and hydrolysis produced dendrimer hosts 28 and 29. Host-guest studies with a small library of amines and alcohols showed 28 and 29 to selectively signal certain diamines but not due to template mediated imprinting.     

An anthracene-based Cd fluorescent chemosensor with a 4,7-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-9-hydroxy-1,4,7-triazanonyl group as a highly selective chelator to Cd over Zn

We have developed a Cd²⁺ fluorescent chemosensor with high selectivity as well as sensitivity by tethering a 4,7-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-9-hydroxy-1,4,7-triazanonyl chelator to anthracene. This sensor features the ability to discriminate Cd²⁺ from Zn²⁺ to a high degree (K_dZn/K_dCd = 560) in a pH 7.2 buffer.     

Optical metal-organic framework sensor for selective discrimination of some toxic metal ions in water

This paper reports the development of a facile and effective approach, based on the use of Zr-based metal-organic frameworks (UiO-66) sensor with micropores geometry, shape and particle morphology for the visual detection and removal of ultra-traces of some toxic metal ions such as Bi(III), Zn(II), Pb(II), Hg(II) and Cd(II). UiO-66 was used as selective carriers for accommodating hydrophobic chromophore probes such as dithizone (DZ) without coupling agent for sensitive and selective discrimination of trace level of toxic analytes. The developed UiO-66 sensor was utilized for the detection of ultra-traces of some toxic metal ions with the naked eye. The new sensor displays high sensitivity and selectivity of a wide range of detectable metals analytes up to 10⁻¹⁰ mol dm⁻³ in solution, in a rapid analyte uptake response (seconds). The developed sensor is stable, cost effective, easy to prepare, and would be useful for rapid detection and removal of ultra-traces of toxic metal ions in water samples.     

A colormetric and fluorescent chemosensor for adenosine-5′-triphosphate based on rhodamine derivative

A rhodamine spirolactam derivative (1) was developed as a colormetric and fluorescent chemosensor for adenosine-5′-triphosphate (ATP) via hydrogen bonds interaction. As far as we know, this is the first case to explore ATP-induced ring-opening of spirolactam in rhodamine derivatives. It exhibited a highly sensitive “turn-on” fluorescent response toward ATP with a 47-fold fluorescence intensity enhancement under 20 equiv. of ATP added. The chemosensor can be applied to the quantification of ATP with a linear range covering from 1.0 × 10⁻⁷ to 2.0 × 10⁻⁴ M and a detection limit of 2.5 × 10⁻⁸ M. The experiment results show that the response behavior of 1 toward ATP is pH independent in medium condition (pH 6.0–8.0). Most importantly, the novel chemosensor has well solved the problem of serious interferences from other nucleoside polyphosphates such as ADP and AMP generally met by previously reported typical fluorescent chemosensors for ATP. Moreover, the response of the chemosensor toward ATP is fast (response time less than 3 min). In addition, the chemosensor can be used for the fluorescence assay for protein kinase activity with satisfactory results. The chemosensor for ATP based on hydrogen bonds interaction provided a novel strategy for the design of colormetric and ratiometric fluorescent probes for other target anions with high sensitivity and selectivity.     

A new colorimetric and fluorescent chemosensor based on thiacalix[4]arene for fluoride ions

A new thiacalix[4]arene based fluorescent chemosensor thiacalix[4]arene-N-(quinolin-8-yl)acetamide (TCAN8QA) has been synthesized. TCAN8QA has been found to exhibit highly selective behavior for F⁻ ions among all other anions, that is, Cl⁻, Br⁻, I⁻, PO₄⁻³, OH⁻, H₂PO₄⁻, and CH₃COO⁻ in the absorption spectra as well as in the emission spectra. Red shift and quenching in emission spectra constituting the signature for fluoride detection are due to photoinduced charge transfer (PCT) which can be attributed to deprotonation of acidic NH proton in the presence of fluoride ions.     

Synthesis,characterization and applications of schiff base chemosensor for determination of Cu2+ ions

A novel thiazole-based Schiffbase chemosensor SB1 with N- and O- donor atoms was synthesized and characterized by different techniques (UV–vis, ¹³C NMR, ¹H NMR, and FT-IR analysis). The chemosensor SB1 was used for the determination of Cu²⁺ ions in various samples. The significant spectral changes in absorption spectra of chemosensor SB1 at 220 and 416 nm and the color change from light yellow to yellowish-brown indicate high selectivity and sensitivity towards Cu²⁺ ions as compared to other cations (Na⁺, K⁺, Ag⁺, Zn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Pb²⁺, Mn²⁺, Mg²⁺, Co²⁺, Cd²⁺, Sn²⁺, Hg²⁺, Cr³⁺, Fe^3+, and Al³⁺). The sensing mechanism of SB1 was investigated through various techniques such as FT-IR, UV–vis and ¹H NMR titration experiment and further confirmed by DFT computational studies. The 2:1 binding mode between SB1 and Cu²⁺ ions was confirmed by Job‘s plot using UV–vis spectrophotometry. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were found to be 0.015 and 0.0471 µg mL^?1, respectively. The percent recovery of Cu²⁺ from various environmental samples was found to be 95.00–103.33% at various levels. These obtained results demonstrate that chemosensor SB1 is a cost-effective, facile, selective, sensitive, and colorimetric sensing platform to detect trace amounts of Cu²⁺ ions in variousenvironmental and agricultural samples.     

Supramolecular optical sensor arrays for on-site analytical devices

Supramolecular optical chemosensors are useful tools in analytical chemistry for the visualization of molecular recognition information. One advantage is that they can be utilized for array systems to detect multiple analytes. However, chemosensor arrays have been evaluated mainly in the solution phase, which limits a wide range of practical applications. Thus, appropriate solid support materials such as polymer gels and papers are required to broaden the scope of the application of chemosensors as on-site analytical tools. In this review, we summarize the actual approaches for the fabrication of solid-state chemosensor arrays combined with powerful data processing techniques and portable digital recorders for real-world applications.     

A pyridoxal-based chemosensor for visual detection of copper ion and its application in bioimaging

A pyridoxal-based chemosensor was synthesized by reacting hydrazine hydrate and pyridoxal hydrochloride in ethanol and characterized by NMR and ESI-MS.The optical properties of the compound were investigated in a methanol:HEPES solution.The compound displayed selectivity for Cu2+,as evidenced by a colorless to yellow color change,which was characterized using UV–vis spectroscopy.The fluorescence of the compound can be quenched only by Cu2+,accompanying by a color change from blue to colorless.Furthermore,it can be used in bioimaging.     

烯醇-酮互变异构型亚胺衍生物对Co2+的高选择性识别

设计合成了新型烯醇-酮互变异构型亚胺衍生物R, 考察了受体R对18种阳离子的紫外光谱及裸眼识别性能. 结果表明, 该受体对Co²⁺, Fe²⁺和Ni²⁺表现出良好的紫外光谱识别能力, 且可实现对Co²⁺相对明显的裸眼单一识别. Job曲线表明, 受体R与Co²⁺形成了1:1型金属配合物, 且检出限可达4.14×10^-7 mol/L. 制备了受体R裸眼比色识别试纸; 根据理论计算及核磁滴定实验结果阐述了Co²⁺离子识别过程中烯醇-酮互变异构机理.