A highly reactive (<1 min) ratiometric chemodosimeter for selective “naked eye” and fluorogenic detection of hydrazine

Abstract

Hydrazine is an important industrial chemical but also very toxic. Thus rapid detection of hydrazine is very important. We have judiciously designed and constructed a novel ICT-based ratiometric “naked eye” and fluorescence smart probe, carbazole based malononitrile (CBM), that rapidly (<1 min) and selectively detects hydrazine in the presence of different metal ions, anions and other amines in aqueous medium. As a possible application of the probe, hydrazine sensing in tap water was tested. The probe also shows an excellent performance in the “dip stick” method.