Abstract

Hypochlorite anion has been widely used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent in daily life. Selective and sensitive identification ofOCl-ions from water is very important for researchers. For this purpose, monomeric (NPh), and polymeric (PNPh-Peg) novel fluorescent sensors have been established for the specific and excellently unique sensors that exhibit selective characteristics like excellent resistance to bleaching and a high fluorescence brightness. A multi-functional random polymer (PNPh-Peg) with ICT (intramolecular charge transfer) active para–amino phenol functionality and reactive oxygen species (ROS) responsive, PEG attached are readily prepared via ROMP (ring-opening metathesis polymerization).: An ICT-active random polymer (PNPh-Peg) exhibited an unexpectedly strong cyan blue emission in a water medium compared to that in other common organic solvents, which was dramatically increased by adding a trace amount of NaOCl.: Incorporating PEG moiety in the polymeric backbone increases the water solubility of a copolymer, and the ROS-responsive groups make the polymer a good ROS scavenger. Upon oxidation of the phenol group into carbonyl, both the monomeric (NPh) and polymeric (Norp-PEG oh) sensors showed a selective, noticeable, unusual fluorescence turn-on response towardsanalyteOCl-ions with a very fast response (within three minutes). The detection limit (59.14 nM) and (126.93 nM) were calculated for monomeric and polymeric sensors, respectively. This was a selective, specific oxidation reaction of the completely water-soluble random polymeric sensor (PNPh-Peg) for hypochlorite anions and can be applicable for quantitative measurement of aqueous OCl-. This ICT-active random polymeric molecule (PNPh-Peg) can also be used as a fluorescent sensor for unique OCl- detection from contaminated water by preparing a sensor-coated paper strip. Thus, these multi-functional monomeric (NPh) and polymeric (PNPh-Peg) sensors are anticipated to apply to the environment.

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