Dual-Response Photofunctional Covalent Organic Framework for Acid Detection in Various Solutions

The detection of acid in different solution environments plays a significant role in chemical, environmental and biological fields. However, reducing the constraints of detecting environment, such as aqueous, organic solvents and mixed phases of aqueous and organic phases, remains a challenge. Herei...

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Main Authors: Wenyue Ma, Zijian Gu, Guocui Pan, Chunjuan Li, Yu Zhu, Zhaoyang Liu, Leijing Liu, Yupeng Guo, Bin Xu, Wenjing Tian
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author Wenyue Ma
Zijian Gu
Guocui Pan
Chunjuan Li
Yu Zhu
Zhaoyang Liu
Leijing Liu
Yupeng Guo
Bin Xu
Wenjing Tian
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Zijian Gu
Guocui Pan
Chunjuan Li
Yu Zhu
Zhaoyang Liu
Leijing Liu
Yupeng Guo
Bin Xu
Wenjing Tian
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description The detection of acid in different solution environments plays a significant role in chemical, environmental and biological fields. However, reducing the constraints of detecting environment, such as aqueous, organic solvents and mixed phases of aqueous and organic phases, remains a challenge. Herein, by combining N, N, N′, N′-tetrakis(4-aminophenyl)-1,4-phenylenediamine (TPBD) and terephthalaldehyde (TA) via Shiff-base condensation, we constructed a covalent organic framework (COF) TPBD-TA COF. The COF exhibits color change from red to dark red as well as fluorescence quenching with the increase of acid contents in either aqueous or organic solvents, or a mixture of aqueous and organic solvents, due to the weak donor-acceptor interactions within the COF as well as the weak proton ionization ability of the solutions. Therefore, regardless of the detection environment, TPBD-TA COF can realize color and fluorescence dual-response to acid with the detection limit as low as 0.4 μmol/L and 58 nmol/L, respectively, due to the protonation of the nitrogen atoms on imine bonds of the COF.
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spelling doaj.art-da014d041d1842609d69a855b6d5d1a02023-11-17T18:44:30ZengMDPI AGChemosensors2227-90402023-03-0111421410.3390/chemosensors11040214Dual-Response Photofunctional Covalent Organic Framework for Acid Detection in Various SolutionsWenyue Ma0Zijian Gu1Guocui Pan2Chunjuan Li3Yu Zhu4Zhaoyang Liu5Leijing Liu6Yupeng Guo7Bin Xu8Wenjing Tian9State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaNational Chemistry Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaNational Chemistry Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaNational Chemistry Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaThe detection of acid in different solution environments plays a significant role in chemical, environmental and biological fields. However, reducing the constraints of detecting environment, such as aqueous, organic solvents and mixed phases of aqueous and organic phases, remains a challenge. Herein, by combining N, N, N′, N′-tetrakis(4-aminophenyl)-1,4-phenylenediamine (TPBD) and terephthalaldehyde (TA) via Shiff-base condensation, we constructed a covalent organic framework (COF) TPBD-TA COF. The COF exhibits color change from red to dark red as well as fluorescence quenching with the increase of acid contents in either aqueous or organic solvents, or a mixture of aqueous and organic solvents, due to the weak donor-acceptor interactions within the COF as well as the weak proton ionization ability of the solutions. Therefore, regardless of the detection environment, TPBD-TA COF can realize color and fluorescence dual-response to acid with the detection limit as low as 0.4 μmol/L and 58 nmol/L, respectively, due to the protonation of the nitrogen atoms on imine bonds of the COF.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/11/4/214covalent organic frameworkcolor changefluorescence quenchingacid detection
spellingShingle Wenyue Ma
Zijian Gu
Guocui Pan
Chunjuan Li
Yu Zhu
Zhaoyang Liu
Leijing Liu
Yupeng Guo
Bin Xu
Wenjing Tian
Dual-Response Photofunctional Covalent Organic Framework for Acid Detection in Various Solutions
Chemosensors
covalent organic framework
color change
fluorescence quenching
acid detection
title Dual-Response Photofunctional Covalent Organic Framework for Acid Detection in Various Solutions
title_full Dual-Response Photofunctional Covalent Organic Framework for Acid Detection in Various Solutions
title_fullStr Dual-Response Photofunctional Covalent Organic Framework for Acid Detection in Various Solutions
title_full_unstemmed Dual-Response Photofunctional Covalent Organic Framework for Acid Detection in Various Solutions
title_short Dual-Response Photofunctional Covalent Organic Framework for Acid Detection in Various Solutions
title_sort dual response photofunctional covalent organic framework for acid detection in various solutions
topic covalent organic framework
color change
fluorescence quenching
acid detection
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/11/4/214
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