The water-soluble bicyclic 2-pyridone-based fluorescent probe for fast and selective detection of hypochlorite

As a strong oxidizer, hypochlorite (ClO-) are widely employed as bleaching agents and disinfectants. De-termination of ClO- is required to ensure bactericidal effects and avoid hazards caused by excessive resid-ual chlorine. Herein, the derivative bicyclic 2-pyridone, namely DHIP-Py, was prepared successfully to establish a new ClO--quantitative method. The probe exhibits excellent ClO- selectivity over other ROS and anions/cations, high sensitivity (LOD = 1.32 mu mol/L), fast response ( < 5 s), and wide-pH tolerance (pH 4 similar to 10). Benefit from its good water solubility, DHIP-Py is well suited for water sample analysis and has been successfully applied to detect ClO- in real-world food and environmental samples, including tap water, bottled water and river water. The detection results were essentially identical to that of obtained from traditional DPD method. Moreover, visual detection of ClO- via filter paper-based solid sensor and imaging of ClO- in Escherichia coli were also achieved by DHIP-Py. These satisfactory results demonstrate that this bicyclic 2-pyridone-based hypochlorite probe is a promising free chlorine chemosensor with great potential for analytical applications.(c) 2023 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.

Automated summary

A new quantitative method for detecting hypochlorite (ClO-) in food and environmental samples has been successfully developed. The method shows high selectivity, sensitivity, fast response, and wide pH tolerance. Visual detection of ClO- via a filter paper-based solid sensor and imaging of ClO- in Escherichia coli have also been achieved.