Triazole-Coupled Benzimidazole-Based Fluorescent Sensor for Silver, Bromide, and Chloride Ions in Aqueous Media

Yoon Gun Ko, Won Sik Na, Mayank, Narinder Singh, Doo Ok Jang

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Abstract

A triazole-coupled benzimidazole-based fluorescent probe S1 with nitrogen and oxygen binding sites was synthesized and its properties as a probe for cations were investigated. Probe S1 was found to be highly selective toward Ag+ ions in aqueous media. The fluorescence intensity of S1 was quenched as a function of the concentration of Ag+ ions in the presence of potential interfering cations with a detection limit of 2.70 μM. The resulting S1-Ag+ complex was subsequently studied for its anion recognition abilities and found to recognize Br and Cl ions, revealing the concentration-dependent fluorescence enhancement with detection limits of 22.2 and 23.0 μM, respectively. Revival of the fluorescence profile of probe S1 indicated that Ag+ ion was released from the S1-Ag+ complex. Probe S1 is a sensor that can be single-handedly utilized for the qualitative and quantitative determination of Ag+, Br, and Cl ions in aqueous media.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)945-952
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Fluorescence
Volume29
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019 Jul 1

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported partially by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2018R1D1A1B07041198).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Clinical Biochemistry

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