Development of a Novel Carboxamide-Based Off–On Switch Fluorescence Sensor: Hg2+, Zn2+ and Cd2+†

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2020

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Source Publication

New Journal of Chemistry

Source ISSN

1144-0546

Abstract

Here, the carboxamide ligand N-(thiazole-2-yl) picolinamide (L) was synthesized in an ionic liquid tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB) as the benign reaction medium. The sensitivity of L towards different metal-ions was investigated, and a comprehensive, logical optical investigation was conducted for the IIB transition metal ions, Hg2+, Cd2+ and Zn2+, based on off–on switch sensor protocols. In the absence of these metal ions, L showed weak emission only, but fluorescence intensity increased considerably upon their addition to a sensitivity range of 10−6 M. This phenomenon was enhanced significantly in the presence of Zn2+ compared to other metal ions, likely due to the coordination of metallic ions to the L, which led to the chelation-enhanced fluorescence (CHEF) effect. To prove these results, several characterization studies were conducted: a single crystal from the metal–ligand complex was prepared, followed by conduction of X-ray single crystal analysis from the Zn-complex (2) and Cd-complex (3), and conducting spectral analysis from the Zn2+, Hg2+ and Cd2+ complexes. These complexes and also the ligand showed very low toxicity on the PC12 cell line suggesting their promise for a wide range of future medical applications.

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New Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 27 (July 2020). DOI.

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