Issue 10, 2002

Detection of trace Cuii by a designed calix[4]arene based fluorescent reagent

Abstract

A highly Cu2+ selective calix[4]arene based fluorescent reagent, 5,17-bis(4-methylcoumarin-7-azo)-25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene, has been designed, synthesized and evaluated. The reagent exhibits excellent selectivity for Cu2+ over a wide range of alkali, alkaline earth and other transition metal ions. Quenching of its fluorescence due to a strong Cu2+ affinity, induced binding and selective redox reaction is not influenced by the presence of 20- to 10000-fold excesses of Al3+, Ca2+, Cd2+, Co2+, Cr3+, Hg2+, K+, Mg2+, Mn2+, NH4+, Ni2+, Pb2+, Zn2+, Cl, NO3, CO32−, SO42− or PO43−. Furthermore, with this fluorescent reagent a simple, sensitive and highly selective method has been developed for measuring trace Cu2+ in real biological fluids. The combination of multiple selective responses presented here may provide a useful design strategy for preparing selective reagents of other species.

Graphical abstract: Detection of trace Cuii by a designed calix[4]arene based fluorescent reagent

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Apr 2002
Accepted
04 Jul 2002
First published
16 Sep 2002

New J. Chem., 2002,26, 1456-1460

Detection of trace CuII by a designed calix[4]arene based fluorescent reagent

H. Ma, Q. Ma, M. Su, L. Nie, H. Han, S. Xiong, B. Xin and G. Liu, New J. Chem., 2002, 26, 1456 DOI: 10.1039/B203331C

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