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Abeysooriya DNKH, White NJ, Workman KT, Dupuy JA, Gichuhi WK. Cyanocyclopentadiene-Annulated Polycyclic Aromatic Radical Anions: Predicted Negative Ion Photoelectron Spectra and Singlet-Triplet Energies of Cyanoindene and Cyanofluorene Radical Anions. J Phys Chem A 2024. [PMID: 38437617 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c08312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
Abstract
Isomer-specific negative ion photoelectron spectra (NIPES) of cyanoindene (C9H7CN) and cyanofluorene (C14H9N), acquired through the computation of Franck-Condon (FC) factors that utilize harmonic vibrational frequencies and normal mode vectors derived from density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ and 6-311++G(2d,2p) basis sets, are reported. The adiabatic electron affinity (EA) values of the ground singlet (S0) and the lowest lying triplet (T1) states are used to predict site-specific S0-T1 energies (ΔEST). The vibrational spectra of the S0 and T1 states are typified by ring distortion and ring C-C stretching vibrational progressions. Among all the S0 isomers in C9H7CN, the 2-cyanoindene (2-C9H7CN) is found to be the most stable at an EA of 0.716 eV, with the least stable isomer being the 1-C9H7CN at an EA of 0.208 eV. In C14H9N, the most stable S0 isomer, 2-cyanofluorene (2-C14H9N), has an EA of 0.781 eV. The least stable S0 isomer in C14H9N is the 9-C14H9N, with an EA of 0.364 eV. The FC calculations are designed to mimic simulations that would be performed to aid in the analysis of experimental spectra obtained in NIPE spectroscopic techniques. The vibrational spectra, adiabatic EAs, and ΔEST values reported in this study are intended to act as a guide for future gas-phase ion spectroscopic experiments and astronomical searches, especially with regard to the hitherto largely unexplored C14H9N isomers.
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- Dushmantha N Koku Hannadige Abeysooriya
- Department of Chemistry, Tennessee Tech University, 1 William L. Jones Dr., Cookeville, Tennessee 38505, United States
- School of Environmental Studies, Tennessee Tech University, 1 William L. Jones Dr., Cookeville, Tennessee 38505, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tennessee Tech University, 1 William L. Jones Dr., Cookeville, Tennessee 38505, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Tech University, 1 William L. Jones Dr., Cookeville, Tennessee 38505, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tennessee Tech University, 1 William L. Jones Dr., Cookeville, Tennessee 38505, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Tech University, 1 William L. Jones Dr., Cookeville, Tennessee 38505, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tennessee Tech University, 1 William L. Jones Dr., Cookeville, Tennessee 38505, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tennessee Tech University, 1 William L. Jones Dr., Cookeville, Tennessee 38505, United States
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Kotowicz S, Tavgeniene D, Beresneviciute R, Zaleckas E, Krucaite G, Katarzyna Pająk A, Korzec M, Grzegorz Małecki J, Lipiński M, Grigalevicius S, Schab-Balcerzak E. Effect of substituent structure in fluorene based compounds: Experimental and theoretical study. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 300:122832. [PMID: 37290242 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fluorene-based low molar weight derivatives were synthesized in Suzuki reactions by using key starting materials 9-benzylidene-2,7-dibromofluorene or 3-(2,7-dibromofluoren-9-ylmethylen)-9-ethylcarbazole and various aryl boronic acids. Photophysical properties of the compounds were investigated in different solutions as well as in solid state. The thermal investigations showed that the obtained compounds are highly thermally stable with temperatures of 5% mass loss (T5%) in the range of 311-432 °C. Some of the compounds also exhibited very high glass transition temperatures exceeding 125 °C. The presented molecules were electrochemically active and showed the energy band gap below 2.97 eV. The investigations were supported by DFT calculations and the photovoltaic ability of the presented compounds was tested in the organic-inorganic solar cells.
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- Sonia Kotowicz
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 9 Szkolna Str., 40-006 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenuplentas 19, LT50254 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenuplentas 19, LT50254 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Vytautas Magnus University, Agriculture Academy, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Safety, Studentu str. 11, LT-53361 Akademija, Kaunas Distr., Lithuania
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenuplentas 19, LT50254 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 9 Szkolna Str., 40-006 Katowice, Poland; Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34 M. Curie- Sklodowska Str., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 9 Szkolna Str., 40-006 Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 9 Szkolna Str., 40-006 Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, 22 Krakowska, 43-340 Kozy, Poland
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenuplentas 19, LT50254 Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 9 Szkolna Str., 40-006 Katowice, Poland; Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34 M. Curie- Sklodowska Str., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland.
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Assiri MA, Waseem MT, Hamad A, Imran M, Farooq U, Shahzad SA. Ratiometric and colorimetric probes with large stokes shift for sensing of exogenous hypochlorite in potato sprouts and industrial effluents. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 290:122298. [PMID: 36603278 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.122298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Being one of the important reactive oxygen species (ROS), hypochlorite ions (ClO-) are involved in the control of several pathological and physiological processes. However, overexpression of ClO- may prompt several disorders including cancer. Therefore, two fluorescein functionalized compounds with catechol (probe 1) and 2-naphthyl (probe 2) as substituents were synthesized through Schiff base reaction to recognize ClO- in food items and industrial samples. While probe 2 exhibited turn-off fluorescent response towards ClO- with limit of detection (LOD) of 86.7 nM, structurally alike probe 1 showed excellent ratiometric response with low detection limit (36.3 nM), large Stokes shift (353 nm), and 'fast' response time (15 s). 1H NMR titration experiments favored spiroring opening of probe 1 upon the reaction with ClO-. Probe 1 was successfully utilized for the monitoring of exogenous ClO- in industrial samples. Further, fabrication of probe coated fluorescent paper strips and recognition of ClO- in sprouting potato show diverse practical applicability of our probes.
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- Mohammed A Assiri
- Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha 61514, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, University Road, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Grand Asian University Sialkot, 51310 Punjab, Pakistan
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha 61514, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, University Road, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, University Road, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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de Aquino A, Ward JS, Rissanen K, Aullón G, Lima JC, Rodríguez L. Intra- vs Intermolecular Aurophilic Contacts in Dinuclear Gold(I) Compounds: Impact on the Population of the Triplet Excited State. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:20931-20941. [PMID: 36512673 PMCID: PMC9795547 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Two series of dinuclear gold(I) complexes that contain two Au-chromophore units (chromophore = dibenzofurane or dimethylfluorene) connected through a diphosphane bridge that differs in the flexibility and length (diphosphane = dppb for 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane, DPEphos for bis[(2-diphenylphosphino)phenyl]ether, xanthphos for 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-9,9-dimethylxanthene, and BiPheP for 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-biphenyl) have been synthesized and structurally characterized. Their photophysical properties have been carefully investigated, paying attention to the role of the presence, or absence, of aurophilic contacts and their nature (intra- or intermolecular character). This analysis was permitted due to the X-ray crystallographic determination of all of the structures of the compounds discussed herein. The quantum yields of the triplet population, ϕT, have been calculated by nanosecond-laser flash photolysis measurements, and we could determine the main role of the character of the aurophilic contacts in the resulting ϕT, being especially favored in the presence of intermolecular contacts. Time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations support the absorption and emission assignments and the shorter distance between S1 and the closest triplet excited state energy in the case of the compounds with a higher triplet-state population.
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- Araceli de Aquino
- Departament
de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció
de Química Inorgànica, Universitat
de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain,Institut
de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center, University
of Jyvaskyla, 40014 Jyvaskylä, Finland
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- Department
of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center, University
of Jyvaskyla, 40014 Jyvaskylä, Finland
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- Departament
de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció
de Química Inorgànica, Universitat
de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain,Institut
de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE,
Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal,
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- Departament
de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció
de Química Inorgànica, Universitat
de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain,Institut
de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain,
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Majeed S, Waseem MT, Khan GS, Junaid HM, Imran M, Nawazish S, Khan TA, Mahmood T, Shahzad SA. Development of AIEE active fluorescent and colorimetric probe for the solid, solution, and vapor phase detection of cyanide: smartphone and food applications. Analyst 2022; 147:3885-3893. [PMID: 35894823 DOI: 10.1039/d2an00937d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Apart from environmental implications, the extreme toxicity of cyanide can lead to sudden human death upon prolonged exposure to it. Hence, rapid and low-level on-site detection of cyanide has earned paramount significance in the present era. Therefore, an AIEE active and piezofluorochromic Schiff base (probe 2) was synthesized which exhibited highly selective fluorescence enhancement based nanoscale (LOD; 6.17 nM) detection of CN-. The interaction mode was attributed to the deprotonation of the probe by the cyanide that was confirmed through 1H NMR titration, pH, theoretical studies, and switchable fluorescence response upon the addition of HCl. Advantageously, probe 2 displayed solid and vapor phase recognition of cyanide which is the first of its kind as far as we know. The excellent sensing potential of the probe was satisfactorily applied for the detection of cyanide in food, natural soil, and industrial wastewater. Additionally, probe 2 showed an immediate colorimetric response towards cyanide which was favorably integrated through a smartphone. Finally, the switchable fluorescence response of the probe was used to design an INHIBIT logic gate. Therefore, the multifunctional probe 2 displayed excellent practical potential for cyanide detection which was the ultimate goal of our work.
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- Shumaila Majeed
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, University Road, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, University Road, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Sakhir 32038, Bahrain
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, University Road, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, University Road, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, University Road, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, University Road, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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Majeed S, Waseem MT, Junaid HM, Khan GS, Nawazish S, Mahmood T, Khan AM, Shahzad SA. Aggregation induced emission based fluorenes as dual-channel fluorescent probes for rapid detection of cyanide: applications of smartphones and logic gates. RSC Adv 2022; 12:18897-18910. [PMID: 35873344 PMCID: PMC9241151 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03119a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Rational modification of molecular structure by incorporating electron donating groups can play a potential role for designing aggregation induced emission (AIE) active fluorescent probes. Based on this principle, fluorescent probes (1a–c) were synthesized, and they displayed excellent aggregation induced emission (AIE) behavior in a H2O/DMF (4 : 1, v/v) mixture due to restrictions in intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). As a comparison, probe 1d was synthesized by installing an electron withdrawing (–NO2) group that surprisingly quenched the aggregation behaviour. Additionally, AIE active probes 1a–c displayed a highly sensitive dual channel (fluorometric and colorimetric) response towards rapid detection of CN−, which is an active toxic material. Probes 1a–c showed selectively enhanced fluorescence emission behavior towards CN− with detection limits of 1.34 ppb, 1.38 ppb, and 1.54 ppb, respectively. The sensing mechanism involves Michael type adduct formation due to the nucleophilic addition reaction of cyanide with probes and was confirmed through 1H NMR titration experiments. In contrast, probe 1d containing an electron withdrawing moiety showed insensitivity towards CN−. Therefore, this study provides the efficient strategy to induce AIE character in fluorescent probes and expands the mechanistic approach toward the sensing of toxic CN−. Rational modification of molecular structure by incorporating electron donating groups can play a potential role for designing aggregation induced emission (AIE) active fluorescent probes.![]()
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- Shumaila Majeed
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus University Road Abbottabad 22060 Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus University Road Abbottabad 22060 Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus University Road Abbottabad 22060 Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain Sakhir 32038 Bahrain
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus Abbottabad 22060 Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus University Road Abbottabad 22060 Pakistan .,Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain Sakhir 32038 Bahrain
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus University Road Abbottabad 22060 Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus University Road Abbottabad 22060 Pakistan
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Junaid HM, Waseem MT, Khan ZA, Gul H, Yu C, Shaikh AJ, Shahzad SA. Fluorescent and colorimetric sensors for selective detection of TNT and TNP explosives in aqueous medium through fluorescence emission enhancement mechanism. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.113865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Hussain S, Muhammad Junaid H, Tahir Waseem M, Rauf W, Jabbar Shaikh A, Anjum Shahzad S. Aggregation-Induced Emission of Quinoline Based Fluorescent and Colorimetric Sensors for Rapid Detection of Fe 3+ and 4-Nitrophenol in Aqueous Medium. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 272:121021. [PMID: 35180483 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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New quinoline based fluorescent sensors 4 and 5 were rationally synthesized that exhibited excellent aggregation induced emission (AIE) in an aqueous medium. High fluorescence emission of sensors was accompanied by a noticeable redshift in their absorption and emission spectra that corresponds to the formation of J-aggregates. An AIE feature of sensors 4 and 5 was used for selective detection of Fe3+ and 4-NP in an aqueous medium that is attributed to the involvement of intermolecular charge transfer (ICT). The interaction mechanism of sensors with Fe3+ and 4-NP was investigated through 1H NMR titration, Jobs plots, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and DFT analysis. The fluorescence quenching response of sensors 4 and 5 displayed distinguished linear behavior with the concentrations of Fe3+ and limits of detection (LOD) were calculated to be 15 and 10 nM, respectively. Further, LOD of sensors 4 and 5 for 4-NP (7.3 and 4.1 nM, respectively) was very low compared to previously reported sensors. Moreover, sensors' coated test strips were fabricated for solid-supported detection of Fe3+ and 4-NP. Sensors were successfully applied for the detection and quantification of Fe3+ and 4-NP in real water samples. Additionally, sensors were used for the determination of trace amounts of Fe3+ in the human serum sample.
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- Saddam Hussain
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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Ilyas Q, Waseem MT, Junaid HM, Ali Khan Z, Munir F, Shaikh AJ, Shahzad SA. Fluorescein based fluorescent and colorimetric sensors for sensitive detection of TNP explosive in aqueous medium: Application of logic gate. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 272:120994. [PMID: 35176646 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.120994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Rapid detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP) in real samples has recently attained considerable attention from the perspective of national security, human health, and environmental safety. In this context, cost-effective and convenient detection of TNP explosive was accomplished through two new fluorescein based sensors F2 and F3. Sensors displayed effective fluorescence quenching response towards TNP in the aqueous medium. Highly sensitive fluorescence detection of TNP explosive (detection limit, 0.73 (F2) and 1.7 nM (F3)) was governed by ground-state charge transfer complex formation, facilitated by favorable H-bonding between sensor and TNP explosive. Fluorescence quenching mechanism for the detection of TNP explosive was investigated through UV-Visible absorption, dynamic light scattering (DLS), density functional theory (DFT) calculations, the Benesi-Hildebrand, and Job's plots. Advantageously, sensors displayed selective and immediate colorimetric recognition of TNP explosive. Importantly, sensors exhibited quick response time towards TNP even in the presence of potential interferences that make them highly suitable for practical applications. Sensors were successfully applied for fluorescent and colorimetric detection of TNP explosive in industrial water samples and fabrication of logic gates. Further, convenient contact mode and instant surface sensing of TNP explosive were achieved through the fabrication of fluorescent strips and explosive responsive test kits.
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- Qanita Ilyas
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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AIEE active new fluorescent and colorimetric probes for solution and vapor phase detection of Nitrobenzene: A reversible mechanochromism and application of logic gate. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Junaid H, Waseem MT, Khan ZA, Munir F, Sohail S, Farooq U, Shahzad SA. Fluorenone-Based Fluorescent and Colorimetric Sensors for Selective Detection of I - Ions: Applications in HeLa Cell Imaging and Logic Gate. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:9730-9742. [PMID: 35350367 PMCID: PMC8945104 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Fluorenone-based fluorescent and colorimetric sensors 1 and 2 have been developed that displayed selective detection of iodide ions in the presence of interferences. Sensors displayed the fluorescence emission enhancement response toward I- with detection limits of 8.0 and 11.0 nM, respectively, which is accomplished through inhibition of intramolecular charge transfer and C=N isomerization. Excellent sensitivity and unique fluorescence enhancement response of sensors toward I- make them superior because most of the previously reported iodide sensors are based on the fluorescence quenching mechanism and are less sensitive. The sensing potential of sensors toward I- ions was investigated through 1H NMR titration, dynamic light scattering, Job's plots, and density functional theory analysis. Further, sensors displayed reversible behavior by the alternate addition of I- and Cu2+ ions that substantiate their role as recyclable sensors for the on-site detection of I- ions. Advantageously, fluorescence enhancement response of sensors was favorably used for fluorescence imaging of I- in live HeLa cells and the design of the logic gate. These sensors were successfully applied in diversified applications such as the preparation of sensors' coated paper strips and the determination of I- ions in blood serum, food, and real water samples.
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- Hafiz
Muhammad Junaid
- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Government College University
Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department
of Forestry and Range Management, Kohsar
University Murree, Murree 47150, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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Tahir Waseem M, Muhammad Junaid H, Majeed S, Muhammad Khan A, Mahmood T, Anjum Shahzad S. Fluorene based fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensors for selective detection of cyanide ions in aqueous medium and application of logic gate. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.107018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Batool R, Riaz N, Junaid HM, Waseem MT, Khan ZA, Nawazish S, Farooq U, Yu C, Shahzad SA. Fluorene-Based Fluorometric and Colorimetric Conjugated Polymers for Sensitive Detection of 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol Explosive in Aqueous Medium. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:1057-1070. [PMID: 35036769 PMCID: PMC8757457 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Nitroaromatic explosives are a class of compounds that are responsible for various health hazards and terrorist outrages. Among these, sensitive detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP) explosive has always been highly desirable considering public health and national security. In this regard, three fluorene-based conjugated polymers (CP 1, CP 2, and CP 3) were synthesized through the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction and were found to be highly sensitive for fluorescence detection of TNP with detection limits of 3.2, 5.7, and 6.1 pM, respectively. Excellent selectivity of CPs toward TNP was attributed to their unique π-π interactions based on fluorescence studies and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The high sensitivity of CPs to TNP was attributed to the static quenching mechanism based on the photoinduced electron transfer process and was evaluated by fluorescence, UV-visible absorption, dynamic light scattering, Job's plots, the Benesi-Hildebrand plots, and DFT calculations. CPs were also used for colorimetric and real-water sample analysis for the detection of TNP explosive. Meanwhile, sensor-coated test strips were fabricated for on-site detection of TNP, which makes them convenient solid-supported sensors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Razia Batool
- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
| | - Noreen Riaz
- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
| | - Hafiz Muhammad Junaid
- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
| | - Muhammad Tahir Waseem
- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
| | - Zulfiqar Ali Khan
- Department
of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
| | - Shamyla Nawazish
- Department
of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University
Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
| | - Umar Farooq
- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
| | - Cong Yu
- State
Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P.R. China
- University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
| | - Sohail Anjum Shahzad
- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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