Abstract
Selective detection of multiple analytes in a compact design with dual-modality and theranostic features presents great challenges. Herein, we wish to report a coumarin-thiazolidine masked D-penicillamine based dual-modality fluorescent probe COU-DPA-1 for selective detection, differentiation, and detoxification of multiple heavy metal ions (Ag+, Hg2+, Cu2+). The probe shows divergent fluorescence (FL) /circular dichroism (CD) responses via divergent bond-cleavage cascade reactions (metal ion promoted C-S cleavage and hydrolysis at two distinctive cleavage sites): FL “turn-off” and CD “turn-on” for Ag+ (no hydrolysis), FL “turn-on” and CD “turn-off” for Hg2+ (imine hydrolysis), and FL “self-threshold ratiometric” and CD “turn-off” for excess Cu2+ (lactone and imine hydrolysis), providing the first example of a fluorescence/CD dual-modality probe for multiple species with complimentary responses. Moreover, the bond-cleavage cascade reactions also lead to the formation of D-penicillamine heavy metal ion complexes for potential detoxification treatments.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3876-3881 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Chinese Chemical Letters |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- Cascade reaction
- Circular dichroism
- Detoxification
- Divergent responses
- Dual-modality
- Fluorescent probe
- Heavy metal ions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry