Fluorescence Sensors for Bismuth (III) Ion from Pyreno[4,5-d]imidazole Derivatives

Three pyreno[4,5-d]imidazole derivatives are synthesized and evaluated as fluorescent sensors for bismuth (III) ion. The target compounds are prepared in 55-86% yields from a condensation reaction between pyrene-4,5-dione and aromatic aldehydes. The compound bearing a phenolic group can selectively detect bismuth (III) ionviafluorescence enhancement with a detection limit of 1.20 mu min CH3CN-DMSO mixture and 3.40 mu min 10% pH5 aqueous in CH3CN-DMSO mixture. The sensing mechanism involving a formation of coordination complex is investigated by UV-VIS and fluorescence titrations,H-1-NMR and the decomplexation of the bismuth complex by sulfide ion. The application of this sensor for quantitative analysis of spiked bismuth (III) ion in real water samples from two different sources is demonstrated.

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Three pyreno[4,5-d]imidazole derivatives were synthesized and evaluated as fluorescent sensors for bismuth (III) ion. The compound with a phenolic group selectively detected bismuth (III) ion with detection limits of 1.20 μM in a CH3CN-DMSO mixture and 3.40 μM in a 10% pH5 aqueous CH3CN-DMSO mixture.