A new azine derivative colorimetric and fluorescent dual-channel probe for cyanide detection

A novel azine derivative colorimetric and fluorescent dual-channel probe salicylaldehyde hydrazine-3,5-dibromosalicylaldehyde (1) has been designed, synthesized and characterized. The probe 1 is confirmed to have especial selectivity and good sensitivity on detecting CN^- via UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectrum in aqueous solution (H₂O/DMSO, 1:4, v/v). This colorimetric and fluorescent dual-channel probe response to CN^- owed to the deprotonation process and established the mechanism by using ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Further researches showed that the detection limit of the probe 1 to CN^- anions is 8.01×10^-9M, significantly lower than the maximum level 1.9×10^-6M in potable water from WHO guidelines.

Synthesis, crystal structure and spectroscopic properties of a supramolecular zinc(II) complex with N2O2 coordination sphere

A new hexa-coordinated zinc(II) complex, namely [ZnL(H2O)2]n, with N2O2 coordination sphere (H2L=4,4'-dibromo-6,6'-dichloro-2,2'-[ethylenedioxybis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenol) has been synthesized and structurally characterized by elemental analyses, IR, UV-vis spectra and TG-DTA analyses, etc. Crystallographic data are monoclinic, space group P2(1)/c, a=24.634(2)Å, b=10.144(1)Å, c=7.9351(6)Å, β=91.371(2)°, V=1982.4(3)Å(3), Dc=2.099 g/cm(3), Z=4. The zinc(II) complex exhibits a slightly distorted octahedral geometry with halogen-substituted Salen-type bisoxime forming the basal N2O2 coordination sphere and two oxygen atoms from two coordinated water molecules in the axial position. The hydrogen-bonding and π-π stacking interactions have stabilized the zinc(II) complex molecules to form a self-assembling infinite dual metal-water chain-like structure with the nearest Zn⋯Zn distance of 4.954(4)Å.