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Synthesis and evaluation of arylfuryl-bis(indolyl)methanes as selective chromogenic and fluorogenic ratiometric receptors for mercury ion in aqueous solution
| Resumo: | A series of arylfuryl-bis(indolyl)methane derivatives were prepared in good yields by electrophilic substitution of indole with furyl aldehydes through a simple and mild hydrogensulfate-catalysed reaction and studied as chemosensors for transition metal cations by performing spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric titrations. Selective recognition of Hg2+ was achieved in organic aqueous mixture (CH3CN/H2O, 7:3) for the various receptors, with an easily detectable colour change from colourless to purple and also through a fluorescence quenching, making these compounds suitable for dual chromoand fluorogenic ratiometric sensing of Hg2+. The binding stoichiometry between the receptors and Hg2+ was found to be 1:1. The binding process was also followed by 1H NMR titrations which corroborated the previous findings. |
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| Autores principais: | Batista, Rosa Maria Ferreira |
| Outros Autores: | Costa, Susana P. G.; Silva, Regina M. P.; Lima, Nuno E. M.; Raposo, M. Manuela M. |
| Assunto: | Bis(indolyl)methanes Arylfuran Ratiometric fluorogenic chemosensors Hg2+ Direct visual detection Aqueous solution Ciências Naturais::Ciências Químicas |
| Ano: | 2014 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | A series of arylfuryl-bis(indolyl)methane derivatives were prepared in good yields by electrophilic substitution of indole with furyl aldehydes through a simple and mild hydrogensulfate-catalysed reaction and studied as chemosensors for transition metal cations by performing spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric titrations. Selective recognition of Hg2+ was achieved in organic aqueous mixture (CH3CN/H2O, 7:3) for the various receptors, with an easily detectable colour change from colourless to purple and also through a fluorescence quenching, making these compounds suitable for dual chromoand fluorogenic ratiometric sensing of Hg2+. The binding stoichiometry between the receptors and Hg2+ was found to be 1:1. The binding process was also followed by 1H NMR titrations which corroborated the previous findings. |
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