Aqueous nanodispersion of acetylene tethered, quinoxaline-containing conjugated polymer as fluorescence probe for Ag+

作者:Shi Wei*; Lei Yanli; Hui Yonghai; Mi Hongyu; Ma Fudong; Tian Yong; Xie Zhengfeng
来源:New Journal of Chemistry, 2014, 38(10): 4730-4735.
DOI:10.1039/c4nj00492b

摘要

A type of carbazole-based, quinoxaline-containing conjugated polymer with tethered acetylene groups, P-2, was successfully synthesized through the desilylation of triisopropylsilyl (TIPS) protected precursor polymer. A nanodispersion of P-2 in water was prepared by reprecipitation treatment and displays acceptable quantum efficiency (QE, 0.20). Optical properties of P-2 in THF solution and nanodispersion state were characterized by UV-vis and photoluminescence (PL) analyses. Specific binding with Ag+ of P-2 was validated by UV-vis and PL analyses against other metal ions. The corresponding results suggest that P-2 possesses selectivity and sensitivity toward Ag+ Around 82% of the PL intensity of P-2 was quenched when the concentration of Ag+ in the probing mixture reached similar to 5.1 x 10(-4) M. The detection limit for Ag+ was evaluated as similar to 64 nM (SIN = 3). The synergic effect of the tethered acetylenes and N atoms in the quinoxaline segments interacting with Ag+ is the possible reason for the specific response of P-2 for Ag+.