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Research Article

Synthesis, structural analysis and sensing performance of a novel spirooxazine derivative as a turn-on fluorescence probe for Cu2+ detection with high selectivity and sensitivity

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Pages 46-58 | Received 23 Mar 2023, Accepted 30 May 2023, Published online: 05 Jun 2023
 

ABSTRACT

A novel spirooxazine, MeOBnSPO, as a fluorescence probe was successfully synthesised and its molecular structure was confirmed by single crystal X-ray crystallographic and spectroscopic analyses. The sensing performance of MeOBnSPO for Cu2+ was achieved with a ‘turn-on’ fluorescent detection in acetonitrile. The results demonstrated that MeOBnSPO possessed high selectivity towards Cu2+ with a 10-fold enhancement in fluorescence intensity (λem = 544 nm) and high sensitivity at the micromolar concentration. The limit of detection was calculated to be 19.1 nM. Evidence for the ring opening reaction and 1:1 stoichiometric complexation of MeOBnSPO to Cu2+ was proven by 1H NMR titration, FT-IR, MS, and Job analyses. Moreover, a drastic change in colour from colourless to bright yellow could provide naked-eye detection for Cu2+ with rapid response. The viable test strips of MeOBnSPO were also developed for Cu2+ colorimetric detection in mixed acetonitrile – H2O (50:50 v/v).

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Acknowledgments

W.S. would like to thank the Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute (KURDI) and the Center of Excellent for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. W.F. also thanks the Human Resource Development in Science Project (Science Achievement Scholarship of Thailand, SAST) for the support.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Supplementary material

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/10610278.2023.2221365

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Funding

This research was supported by the Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute (KURDI) under Grant FF(KU)9.65 and the Cluster and Program Management Office (CPMO), the NSTDA-EGAT joint funding scheme, under Grant P1450309.

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