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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 91, Issue 7, Pages 4845-4851Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b00493
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21701092]
- Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [LQ17B010002]
- Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo [2018A610138]
- K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University
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The development of simple, rapid-response sensors for water detection in organic solvents is highly desirable in the chemical industry. Here we demonstrate a unique luminescence water sensor based on a dual-emitting europium-organic framework (Eu-MOF), which is assembled from a purposely selected 2-aminoterephthalic acid ligand with responsive fluorescence inherent in its intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) process. This ICT process can be rapidly switched-on in the presence of water owing to its ability to boost and stabilize the ICT state. In contrast, the Eu3+ emission within the framework is insensitive to water and can serve as a reference, thus enabling highly sensitive water detection in a turn-on and ratiometric way. In addition, the significant ratiometric luminescence response induced by water makes Eu-MOF undergo a distinct change of emitting color from red to blue, which is favorable for visual analysis with the naked eye. Sensitive determination of water content (0.05-10% v/v) in various organic solvents is achieved in multiple readouts including ratiometric emission intensity, emission color, or the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) chromaticity coordinate. The present Eu-MOF sensor featuring high sensitivity and reusability, self-calibration, simple fabrication and operation, and capability for real-time and in situ detection is expected to have practical applications in water analysis for industrial processes.
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