A highly sensitive fluorescent chemosensor for simultaneous determination of Ag(I), Hg(II), and Cu(II) ions: Design, synthesis, characterization and application

Nguyen Khoa Hien, Nguyen Chi Bao, Nguyen Thi Ai Nhung, Nguyen Tien Trung, Pham Cam Nam, Tran Duong, Jong Seung Kim, Duong Tuan Quang

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    Abstract

    A fluorescent chemosensor based on dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde-aminothiourea (DA) has been designed, synthesized, and applied with a combined theoretical and experimental study. The synthetic path, optimized molecular structure and characteristics of DA were carried out using the calculations at the B3LYP/LanL2DZ level of theory. The experimental investigations have a good agreement with the theoretical results. DA can be used as a chemosensor for simultaneous quantification of silver, copper, and mercury ions in aqueous solution at the ppb level. The stable geometric structures of the complexes between DA and Ag+, Hg2+, Cu2+ with stoichiometry of 1:1, 2:1, and 2:1, have been found and investigated for electronic properties and fluorescence quenching phenomena by using Atoms in Molecules (AIM) and Natural Bond Orbitals (NBO) analyses.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)89-96
    Number of pages8
    JournalDyes and Pigments
    Volume116
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015 May

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This research is funded by the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under grant number 104.07-2012.31 (DTQ). This work was also supported by the Creative Research Initiative program (No. 2009-0081566 ) of National Research Foundation of Korea (JSK).

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Keywords

    • AIM analysis
    • Chemosensor
    • Fluorescence
    • Hg(II), Cu(II), Ag(I) ions
    • NBO analysis
    • TD-DFT calculations

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemical Engineering
    • Process Chemistry and Technology

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