Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (11): 2452.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20120356

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Highly Selective Colorimetric Recognition of Copper Ions Based on N-Aryl Coumarin Methyl Ketone Thiosemicarbazone Receptors

WEI Tai-Bao, LI Jun-Jian, LIN Qi, YAO Hong, GUO Ying, BAI Cui-Bing, XIE Yong-Qiang, ZHANG You-Ming   

  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Eco-environment-related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Gansu Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Received:2012-04-16 Online:2012-11-10 Published:2012-10-15
  • Contact: youming zhang E-mail:zhangnwnu@126.com

Abstract:

Two new N-aryl coumarin methyl ketone thiosemicarbazone receptors were designed and synthesized. The binding properties of the receptors with cations such as Fe3+, Hg2+, Ag+, Ca2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, Ni2+, Cr3+ and Mg2+ in DMSO were investigated by UV-Vis spectroscopy. A clear color change from colorless to yellow was observed upon the addition of Cu2+ to the solution of the two receptors in DMSO by naked-eyes and a single selectivity colorimetric recognition. The results showed that the two receptors had a better selectivity for Cu2+, but exhibited no evident binding with others cations. The data showed that the two receptors had different binding abilities with Cu2+. The UV-Vis data indicated that a 1:1 stoichiometry complex was formed between the receptor and Cu2+. The detection limit of the sensor S2 toward Cu2+ is 2.0×10-7 mol/L and an association constant Ks of 1.02×105 L/mol was measured. The sensing of Cu2+ by this sensor was found to be reversible, with the Cu2+-induced color being lost upon the addition of EDTA. The process of titrating sensor S2 with Cu2+ is reversible, and compound S2 could be used as an off-on switch chemosensor.

Key words: Thiosemicarbazone, Copper ion, Cation recognition, Colorimetric recognition

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