摘要

A novel quinoline-based colorimetric chemosensor (HL) and its Cu(II) complex (CuL2) were synthesized. HL exhibits an obvious color change from colorless to yellow upon addition of Cu2+ in aqueous medium. This response was investigated by UV-vis absorption and ESI-MS spectra, and all the results indicated the species formed in detection system is CuL2. The color change can be attributed to ligand-metal charge transfer (LMCT) in CuL2. The association constant for CuL2 in THF/(HO)-O-2 was calculated to be 4.43 x 10(9) M-2.