Abstract
A new naked-eye chromogenic and fluorogenic probe KS5 has been developed for the detection of CN– ions in neat DMSO and H2O:DMSO (1:1 v/v) media. The probe KS5 exhibited selectivity towards CN– and F− ions in organic and high selectivity towards CN– ions in aquo-organic media resulting in a colour change from brown to colourless and a turn-on fluorescence response. The probe could able to detect CN– ions via a deprotonation process, which was conceived by consecutive addition of hydroxide and hydrogen ions and confirmed using 1H NMR studies. The limit of detection (LOD) of KS5 towards CN– ions were in the range of 0.07–0.62 µM in both these solvent systems. Suppression of intra-molecular charge transfer (ICT) transition and photoinduced electron transfer (PET) process of KS5 by the added CN– ions are responsible for the chromogenic and fluorogenic changes observed, respectively. Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TD-DFT) calculations strongly supported the proposed mechanism along with the optical properties of the probe before and after the addition of CN– ions. To prove the practical applicability, KS5 was successfully utilized to detect CN– ions in cassava powder and bitter almonds as well as to determine CN– ions in various real water samples.
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