Abstract
A simple pyrazoline-based ''turn off'' fluorescent sensor 5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(5-methylfuran-2-yl)-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole (PFM) was synthesized and well characterized by different techniques such as FT-IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and mass spectrometry. The synthesized sensor PFM was utilized for the detection of Fe3+ ions. Fluorescence emission selectively quenched by Fe3+ ions compared to other metal ions (Mn2+, Al3+, Fe2+, Hg2+, Cu2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cd2+, Pb2+, and Zn2+) via paramagnetic fluorescence quenching and showed good anti-interference ability over the existence of other tested metals. Under optimum conditions, the fluorescence intensity of sensor quenched by Fe3+ in the range of 0 to 3μM with detection limit of 0.12μM. Binding of Fe3+ ions to PFM solution were studied by fluorescent titration, revealed formation of 1:1 PFM-Fe metal complex and binding constant of complex was found to be of 1.3 × 105M-1. Further, the fluorescent sensor has been potentially used for the detection of Fe3+ in environmental samples (river water, tap water, and sewage waste water) with satisfactory recovery values of 99-101%.
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