A new polyfluorene bearing pyridine moieties: a sensitive fluorescent chemosensor for metal ions and cyanide

作者:Lou Xiaoding; Zhang Yi; Li Shuang; Ou Daxin; Wan Zhaomin; Qin Jingui; Li Zhen*
来源:Polymer Chemistry, 2012, 3(6): 1446-1452.
DOI:10.1039/c2py20022h

摘要

To develop sensitive and selective CN- chemosensors, a new polyfluorene (P2) bearing pyridine moieties was designed and obtained conveniently, the fluorescence of which could be completely quenched by Cu2+ ions at the concentration as low as 5.67 x 10(-7) mol L-1 in diluted solutions. By utilizing the much higher stability constant of the complex of CN- and Cu2+, the quenched fluorescence of the solution of P2 by Cu2+ ions could recover upon the addition of trace CN- anions, with the detection limit as low as 3.3 x 10(-7) mol L-1, making P2 a novel, sensitive and selective cyanide probe.