摘要

A new fluorescent probe X based on 2-pyridin-2-ylethanamine and benzimidazo[2,1-a]benz[de]isoquinoline-7-one-12-carboxylic acid was designed and synthesized for the detection of Fe3+ and PPi. X showed high sensitivity and selectivity for Fe3+ in the presence of other competing metal ions in DMF/H2O buffer solution. The limit of detection for Fe3+ was calculated from the titration curve to be 6.7 x 10(-7) M. The Job's plot confirmed a 1:1 stoichiometry between the probe and Fe3+, and the complexation stability constant was calculated to be 7.46 x 10(3) M-1. Moreover, the fluorescence intensity of the probe was recovered after addition of the PPi. X could act as a fluorescence ON-OFF-ON probe for the sequential detection of Fe3+ and PPi. The binding mode and sensing mechanism of X with Fe3+ was verified by DFT/TDDFT calculations using Gaussian 09.