A new water−soluble naphthalene diimide as a highly selective fluorescent chemosensor for Cu(II) ion: Synthesis, DFT calculations, photophysical and electrochemical properties

Abourajab A., Karsili P., Rashid R., Dinleyici M., Pasaogullari N., ALTINIŞIK S., ...More

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, vol.454, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 454
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.115719
  • Journal Name: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, INSPEC
  • Keywords: Chemosensor, Cu(II), Fluorescence, Naphthalene diimide, Water-solubility
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The highly selective, sensitive, and water-soluble fluorescent sensors are desideratum for optoelectronic, environmental, biological, and biomedical applications. An innovative fluorescence chemosensor, naphthalene diimide (3) with metal binding sites, was designed, synthesized and characterized. The chemosensor's optical, electrochemical, spectroelectrochemical, and morphological properties were investigated, and then the density functional theory (DFT) simulations were conducted. The selectivity of 3 for the metals Cu(II), Ag(I), Hg(II), Mg(II), Fe(III), Ca(II), Co(II), Zn(II), Pb(II) and Cd(II) were investigated through UV–visible and fluorescence spectroscopy techniques. 3 was highly selective and sensitive toward Cu(II) metal ions. The chemosensor can detect Cu(II) in water with a detection limit of 1.11 μM, which is lower than the WHO standard and has good repeatability. Further investigations through the IR, DPV, AFM, UV–visible and fluorescence spectroscopies, SEM, EDX and TEM techniques confirmed the binding capabilities of the 3 with Cu(II).