Issue 35, 2014

Highly sensitive conjugated polymer fluorescent sensors based on benzochalcogendiazole for nickel ions in real-time detection

Abstract

Reports about fluorescent sensors for the highly sensitive and selective detection of Ni2+ are rare compared with Hg2+, Ag+, Cd2+, Pb2+, Cr3+, etc. Herein, we report the synthesis and application of two conjugated polymer fluorescent sensors, P-1 and P-2, using benzochalcogendiazole and triazole as cooperative receptors of Ni2+. The synthesis was carried out by the polymerization of 4,7-diethynylbenzoselenadiazole (M-2) and 4,7-diethynylbenzothiadiazole (M-3) with 2,7-diazido-9,9-dioctyl-9H-fluorene (M-1)via copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition. P-1 and P-2 exhibit emission peaks at 535 nm and 514 nm, and show yellow and green fluorescence, respectively. These two polymers showed outstanding fluorescence response behavior toward Ni2+ during real-time detection. Compared with benzothiadiazole-based P-2, benzoselenadiazole-based P-1 showed higher sensitivity and selectivity, and its detection limit could reach 2.4 nM, which might be due to the specific electronegativity of selenium. This work increases the application scope of the click reaction in regard to the design and synthesis of novel conjugated polymer fluorescent sensors based on the benzochalcogendiazole unit.

Graphical abstract: Highly sensitive conjugated polymer fluorescent sensors based on benzochalcogendiazole for nickel ions in real-time detection

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 May 2014
Accepted
08 Jul 2014
First published
11 Jul 2014

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014,2, 7402-7410

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Highly sensitive conjugated polymer fluorescent sensors based on benzochalcogendiazole for nickel ions in real-time detection

Y. Lei, H. Li, W. Gao, M. Liu, J. Chen, J. Ding, X. Huang and H. Wu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 7402 DOI: 10.1039/C4TC01112K

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