Issue 1, 2010

Multisignaling detection ofcyanide anions based on an iridium(iii) complex: remarkable enhancement of sensitivity by coordination effect

Abstract

A new molecule, (Z)-4-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-3-methyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one (dmpp), and its novel heteroleptic iridium(III) complex, [(ppy)2Ir(dmpp)]PF6, were synthesized and characterized. Both dmpp and [(ppy)2Ir(dmpp)]PF6 could be used as highly selective and sensitive chemodosimeters for the cyanide anion by the naked eye, owing to the addition of the CN to the vinyl group of dmpp. The addition of CN to a solution of dmpp induced a change in the solution color from yellow to colorless, and to [(ppy)2Ir(dmpp)]PF6 induced a change in the solution color from pink to colorless. Moreover, [(ppy)2Ir(dmpp)]PF6 could also act as a phosphorescent and electrochemical probe of CN. The green phosphorescence band at 520 nm and a new irreversible oxidation wave at 0.423 V showed up upon the addition of CN, indicating that [(ppy)2Ir(dmpp)]PF6 was an excellent multisignaling chemodosimeter of CN. Importantly, the Ir complex-based cyanide chemodosimeter [(ppy)2Ir(dmpp)]PF6 has much easier and faster detection of CN than pure organic molecule dmpp.

Graphical abstract: Multisignaling detection of cyanide anions based on an iridium(iii) complex: remarkable enhancement of sensitivity by coordination effect

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Sep 2009
Accepted
16 Oct 2009
First published
20 Nov 2009

New J. Chem., 2010,34, 132-136

Multisignaling detection of cyanide anions based on an iridium(III) complex: remarkable enhancement of sensitivity by coordination effect

B. Lou, Z. Chen, Z. Bian and C. Huang, New J. Chem., 2010, 34, 132 DOI: 10.1039/B9NJ00442D

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