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4-(8-quinolyl)amino-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole as a New Selective and Sensitive Fluorescent and Colorimetric pH Probe With Dual-Responsive Ranges in Aqueous Solutions

4-(8-quinolyl)amino-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole as a New Selective and Sensitive Fluorescent and Colorimetric pH Probe With Dual-Responsive Ranges in Aqueous Solutions

Xutian Li, Min Zhang, Haipeng Liang, Zhaowei Huang, Jiang Tang, Zhi Chen, Liting Yang, Li-Jun Ma, Yuhai Wang, Baiping Xu

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2016 Jan 15;153:517-21.

PMID: 26414554

Abstract:

Fluorescent and colorimetric pH probe possess many advantages including rapid response time, nondestructive testing, and excellent pH sensitivity. However, they usually cannot be utilized simultaneously in both acidic and basic pH ranges. In this study, a new selective and sensitive fluorescent and colorimetric pH probe, 4-(8-quinolyl)amino-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (1), was designated and synthesized. The optical probe exhibited dual-responsive pH ranges to both acidic and basic aqueous solutions. When the solution pH was gradually increased from 8.5 to 13.3, the absorption spectra of 1 showed an obvious hyperchromicity, accompanied with a red shift of the absorption band at 340 nm, a blue shift of the absorption band at 482 nm, and a distinct color change from orange to violet pink to yellow. Within the pH range from 2.2 to 0.2, the fluorescent spectra of 1 showed a "turn-on" response signal to solution pH. In order to understand the response mechanism of the probe to solution pH, the probe molecule was split into two parts, 8-aminoquinoline (2) and 4-amino-7- nitro-benzofurazan (3). UV-vis absorption and fluorescent experiments of 2 and 3 indicated that both are sensitive optical pH probes. Furthermore, the NMR experiment of 1 was explored in basic and acidic conditions. The results indicated that the colorimetric responses of 1 to pH under basic condition should be attributed to the deprotonation of the imino group on the quinolyl ring, and the fluorescent recognition of 1 to pH under acidic condition was probably due to the protonation of the nitrogen atoms from the benzofurazan and quinolyl rings.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP142246488	4-Chloro-7-chlorosulfonyl-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole		142246-48-8	Price

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