Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (12): 20250165.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20250165

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One-Dimensional Uranyl Carboxyphosphonate Coordination Polymer for Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of Fe3+ ion in Aqueous Media

WEN Gehua(), XUE Jingyi   

  1. College of New Energy and Materials Engineering,Shanxi University of Electronic Science and Technology,Linfen 041000,China
  • Received:2025-06-11 Online:2025-12-10 Published:2025-09-18
  • Supported by:
    the College Student’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program of Shanxi Province, China(S202413537003);Startup Fund of Shanxi University of Electronic Science and Technology, China(2023RKJ035);the Science and Technology Innovation Project of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi, China(2023L447)

Abstract:

A one-dimensional uranyl carboxyphosphonate coordination polymer, (UO2)(2-pmbH22(1), was synthesized from 2-pmbH3 ligand and uranyl ions. In this structure, phosphonate groups bridge uranyl ions through two oxygen atoms to form one-dimensional chain, with protonated carboxyl groups and phosphonate oxygen atoms orderly distributed on both sides of the chain backbone. Interchain hydrogen-bond interactions form a supramolecular network. Furthermore, compound 1 exhibits high water stability(stable at pH=1—12) and good luminescent properties(quantum yield QY=14.1%). Fluorescence analysis of compound 1 in various metal ion aqueous solutions revealed that only Fe3+ can induce >95% quenching efficiency for its strongest characteristic emission peak(λem=524 nm), demonstrating remarkable selectivity. By establishing a quantitative relationship between Fe3+ concentration and fluorescence intensity of compound 1, the sensing material shows a good linear response(R2=0.99) in the low concentration range(0—0.04 mmol·L-1) with a low detection limit(3.67×10-7 mol/L). Therefore, due to its unique molecular structure, good luminescent properties, high water stability, as well as its high selectivity and sensitive quenching response toward Fe3+ ions in aqueous solutions, compound 1 demonstrates great potential as a sensing material for the detection of metal ions.

Key words: Uranyl carboxyphosphonate coordination polymer, Luminescence, Fe3+, Metal ions detection

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