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A multi-channel rhodamine-pyrazole based chemosensor for sensing pH, Cu2+, CN– and Ba2+ and its function as a digital comparator

Research Authors
Awad I.Said, Desislava Staneva, Silvia Angelova, Ivo Grabchev
Research Abstract

A multi-channel rhodamine-pyrazole-based chemosensor (RhPzNH2) was prepared by a simple synthetic method. The photophysical characteristics of the compound were determined in various organic solvents. The new probe responded discriminately to acidic and basic pHs; in acidic media (pH < 3) it produced a yellow emission centered at 555 nm, while in basic media (pH > 10) its emission was blue with a maximum at 460 nm. Moreover, the new RhPzNH2 sensor responded significantly to Cu2+ by increasing the absorbance at 530 nm (limit of detection (LOD) 7×10−8 M). The stoichiometric ratio of Cu2+ ions and the probe in the complex formed was found to be 1:2, respectively. Possible structural arrangements of the ligand molecule and Cu2+ in the complex were studied by DFT computations and the most likely structural organization was proposed. Furthermore, the responses of the [(RhPzNH2)2-Cu]2+ complex were significant towards Ba2+ and CN. The substitution of Cu2+ in the complex decreased remarkably the absorbance at 530 nm by 72 %. On the other hand, CN increased both the absorbance at 530 nm and the fluorescence emission at 550 nm by sharing it in the coordination within the complex increased solubility of the complex, and blocked the energy transfer from the compound to Cu2+. Moreover, the RhPzNH2 mimicked three different INHIBIT logic gates that can be integrated to work as a molecular digital comparator.

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Research Journal
Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry
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Research Publisher
Elsevier
Research Vol
433
Research Website
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114218
Research Year
2022
Research Pages
114218