Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (12): 2611.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20180009

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Lanthanide Complexes Constructed by 2,2'-Oxybis(benzoic acid) and 1H-Imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]-phenanthroline: Fluorescence and Fluorescent Sensing for NH3

ZHANG Dechun1,2, XU Qiwei2, LI Xia2,*()   

  1. 1. School of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing 102206, China
    2. Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
  • Received:2018-01-03 Online:2018-09-10 Published:2018-09-10
  • Contact: LI Xia E-mail:xiali@cnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21471104) and the Science and the Cross Scientific Research Projects, Capital Normal University, China.

Abstract:

New complexes [Ln2(2,2'-Hoba)6(IP)2]{Ln=Eu(1), Tb(2), 2,2'-H2oba=2,2'-oxybis(benzoic acid), IP=1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]-phenanthroline}, [Ln2(2,2'-oba)3(IP)](Ln=Eu(3), Tb(4)] and [Eu2(2,2'-oba)3(TPP)(H2O)](5){TPP=tetrapyrido[2,3-a:3',2'-c:2″,3″-h:3″',2″'-j]phenazine} were synthesized under hydrothermal condition and characterized by X-ray single crystal diffraction(XRD), IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Complexes 1 and 2 have dinuclear molecular structures, complexes 3 and 4 reveal 1D line structure and complex 5 features a 3D structure. The recognition of complexes 1—5 for NH3 was discussed with method of fluorescence spectroscopy. The results showed that they had highly sensitivity for NH3 via a fluorescence quenching mechanism, with the quenching rates of 82.05%—97.49%. The recognition of complex 1 for NH3 and some metal ions(Ca2+, K+, Mg2+, Na+, Zn2+, Cu2+, Cr3+, Ba2+, Al3+, Mn2+, Ni2+ and Pb2+) was studied. Luminescent investigation revealed that complex 1 could detect NH3 with relatively high sensitivity in contrast to some metal ions, even at pH=4.0—8.0. The respective addition of some cations(Zn2+, Al3+ or Cr3+) into the complex 1-NH3 system resulted in obvious fluorescent variation at 618 nm, with the fluorescent intensity at 618 nm increasing rapidly and then decreasing and a new peak occurring at 430—510 nm. Because of the synergy influence of NH3 and Zn2+(Al3+ or Cr3+), if Zn2+(Al3+ or Cr3+) solution was added into 1-NH3 system, the emission peak among 430—510 nm came into being. This showed that complex 1, NH3 and Zn2+(Al3+ or Cr3+) had some combined action. The primary results showed that complex 1 had some sensitive recognition capability for NH3, and this action was impacted by some metal ions.

Key words: Lanthanide complex, Fluorescence, Ammonia recognition, Metal ion

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