Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (2): 214-217.doi: 10.1007/s40242-013-2498-8

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Highly Selective Fluoride Recognition by a Simple Carbazole-based Hydrozone Derivative

TANG Li-jun, ZHAO Guo-you, HUANG Zhen-long, WANG Nan-nan, GUO Jiao-jiao   

  1. Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Functional Compounds, Department of Chemistry, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, P. R. China
  • Received:2012-12-11 Revised:2013-01-07 Online:2013-04-01 Published:2013-03-20
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21176029), the Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University, China(No.LJQ2012096) and the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars (Ministry of Education of China).

Abstract:

A simple carbazole hydrozone derivative(1) was synthesized and used as an optical probe for fluoride recognition in CH3CN. Receptor 1 exhibited colorimetric and fluorescent dual-channel response to fluoride anions. Addition of fluoride to a receptor 1 solution in CH3CN induced a distinct color change from yellow to magenta, the solution also displayed significant fluorescence blue shift. Thus receptor 1 exhibited dual-channel responses to fluoride with a high selectivity and sensitivity.

Key words: Fluoride ion, Carbazole, Colorimetric, Fluorescent