TY - JOUR
T1 - Colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescence sensing of fluoride
T2 - Tuning selectivity in proton transfer
AU - Peng, Xiaojun
AU - Wu, Yunkou
AU - Fan, Jiangli
AU - Tian, Maozhong
AU - Han, Keli
PY - 2005/12/9
Y1 - 2005/12/9
N2 - Phenyl-1H-anthra[1,2-d]imidazole-6,11-dione (1) and its derivatives (2 and 3) have been investigated as new colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescent chemosensors for fluoride. Acute spectral responses of 1 and 3 to fluoride in acetonitrile have been observed: an approximately 100 nm red shift in absorption and fluorescence emission and a very large ratiometric fluorescent response (Rmax/Rmin is 88 for sensor 1 and 548 for sensor 3). From the changes in the absorption, fluorescence, and 1H NMR titration spectra, proton-transfer mechanisms have been deduced. In ground states, a two-step process has been observed: first, the formation of the sensor-fluoride hydrogen-bond complex [LH⋯F]- and then the fluoride-induced deprotonation of the complex to form L- and FHF-. In excited states, the excited-state intermolecular proton-transfer made a contribution to the deprotonation. The selectivity for F- can be tuned by electron push-pull properties of the substituents on the phenyl para position of the sensors. Sensor 1 shows the best selectivity. The excellent selectivity of 1 for F- is attributed to the fitness in the acidity of its NH-group, which is tuned to be able to distinguish the subtle difference in the affinity of F-, CH3CO2-, and H2PO4- to proton.
AB - Phenyl-1H-anthra[1,2-d]imidazole-6,11-dione (1) and its derivatives (2 and 3) have been investigated as new colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescent chemosensors for fluoride. Acute spectral responses of 1 and 3 to fluoride in acetonitrile have been observed: an approximately 100 nm red shift in absorption and fluorescence emission and a very large ratiometric fluorescent response (Rmax/Rmin is 88 for sensor 1 and 548 for sensor 3). From the changes in the absorption, fluorescence, and 1H NMR titration spectra, proton-transfer mechanisms have been deduced. In ground states, a two-step process has been observed: first, the formation of the sensor-fluoride hydrogen-bond complex [LH⋯F]- and then the fluoride-induced deprotonation of the complex to form L- and FHF-. In excited states, the excited-state intermolecular proton-transfer made a contribution to the deprotonation. The selectivity for F- can be tuned by electron push-pull properties of the substituents on the phenyl para position of the sensors. Sensor 1 shows the best selectivity. The excellent selectivity of 1 for F- is attributed to the fitness in the acidity of its NH-group, which is tuned to be able to distinguish the subtle difference in the affinity of F-, CH3CO2-, and H2PO4- to proton.
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U2 - 10.1021/jo051766q
DO - 10.1021/jo051766q
M3 - Article
C2 - 16323867
AN - SCOPUS:28744440200
SN - 0022-3263
VL - 70
SP - 10524
EP - 10531
JO - Journal of Organic Chemistry
JF - Journal of Organic Chemistry
IS - 25
ER -