Issue 44, 2016

Tetraphenylethene functionalized rhodamine dye for fluorescence detection of HCl vapor in the solid state

Abstract

A tetraphenylethene functionalized rhodamine sensor RbTPE has been synthesized by the condensation of tetraphenylethene-aldehyde and rhodamine B hydrazide. RbTPE exhibited an aggregation-induced emission effect in the THF/water system, and displayed high selectivity and sensitivity for HCl vapor in the solid state. The solid-state emission of RbTPE can be reversibly switched between blue and red due to the stronger protonation of the rhodamine amino group by HCl. A satisfactory nonlinear relationship was observed upon exposure to HCl vapor in the range of 0–500 ppm, and the detection limit was as low as 20 ppm. After exposing the post-test product RbTPE–HCl to NH3 vapor for a few minutes, the spirolactam ring closed and the signals restored, which showed that RbTPE could be used as a “naked-eye” and reversible sensor for detecting HCl and NH3.

Graphical abstract: Tetraphenylethene functionalized rhodamine dye for fluorescence detection of HCl vapor in the solid state

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Jun 2016
Accepted
16 Oct 2016
First published
26 Oct 2016

Anal. Methods, 2016,8, 7898-7902

Tetraphenylethene functionalized rhodamine dye for fluorescence detection of HCl vapor in the solid state

Y. Yang, C. Gao and D. Dong, Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 7898 DOI: 10.1039/C6AY01582D

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