Yang HL, Sun XW, Zhang YM, Wang ZH, Zhu W, Fan YQ, Wei TB, Yao H, Lin Q. A bi-component supramolecular gel for selective fluorescence detection and removal of Hg
2+ in water.
SOFT MATTER 2019;
15:9547-9552. [PMID:
31714557 DOI:
10.1039/c9sm01652j]
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Abstract
A bi-component supramolecular gel (RQ) was successfully constructed by the assembly of the gelators 4-aminophenyl functionalized naphthalimide derivative (R) and tri-(pyridine-4-yl)-functionalized trimesic amide (Q) in DMSO-H2O (6.1 : 3.9, v/v) binary solution. The gel RQ exhibits excellent self-healing capacity. Interestingly, the RQ could fluorescently detect and reversibly remove Hg2+ from water through cation-π interactions with high selectivity, efficient adsorption and quick response. The limit of lowest detection (LOD) of the RQ for Hg2+ is 4.52 × 10-8 M and the separation ratio is 91.14%. Moreover, the RQ could be efficiently recycled and regenerated with little loss via a simple treatment by I-. Notably, thin films based on RQ and RQ + Hg2+ were prepared, which could serve as convenient and efficient test tools for the detection of Hg2+ and I-, respectively. This work provided an efficient method and novel supramolecular gel material for the separation and detection of Hg2+.
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