Abstract
A novel heteroacene with an aroyleneimidazophenazine moiety (1) has been successfully synthesized and characterized. Compound 1 can selectively detect CN- and F- over another ten anions (Cl-, Br-, I-, Ac-, H2PO4 -, NO3-, SO42-, ClO 4- and BF4-, PF6 -) in mixed solvents with multiple responses including fluorescent "turn-off", colorimetric and near-infrared absorption signaling. The interactions between 1 and CN-/F- have been investigated through UV-vis and fluorescence experiments, and the results suggest that the anion-π interactions between 1 and CN-/F- might be reversible processes upon the addition of Cu2+ and Fe3+ cations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9653-9657 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 25 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Jul 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |