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A turn-on fluorescent probe based on coumarin-anhydride for highly sensitive detection of hydrazine in the aqueous solution and gas states

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    Abstract

    In this paper, a new coumarin-based fluorescent probe for hydrazine was rationally designed and successfully synthesized based on the Gabriel reaction. This novel probe enabled highly sensitive and selective detection of hydrazine. The detection limit was 43.6 nM(1.49 ppb). It displayed distinct changes in the intensity of both absorption and emission spectra upon the addition of hydrazine and remarkable color changes can be visually observed. The sensing mechanism of this probe toward hydrazine was characterized by 1H NMR and mass spectroscopy. Moreover, with the help of theoretical calculations, the sensing capability of this probe for hydrazine detection was described: the electron structure was modulated by a three-substituted group of coumarin once upon the addition of hydrazine. In addition, a test paper experiment indicated its great potential in environment monitoring.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number015001
    JournalMethods and Applications in Fluorescence
    Volume5
    Issue number1
    Online published23 Jan 2017
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2017

    Funding

    This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 91027041, 51673113 and 51273108) and the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2013CB834803).

    Research Keywords

    • fluorescent probe
    • coumarin-anhydride
    • hydrazine
    • Gabriel reaction
    • theoretical calculations

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