Abstract
To protect ecosystem balance and human health, the development of fluorescent sensing materials with high sensitivity and portability has attracted wide attention in several decades. Herein, six lanthanide isostructural complexes {[Ln(μ6-Hcaa)(H2O)]Cl}n (H3caa = N-(4-carboxylbenzyl)-L-aspartic acid, Ln3+ = Ce3+ (1), Pr3+ (2), Nd3+ (3), Sm3+ (4), Eu3+ (5), and Tb3+ (6)) with optical properties based on aspartic acid derivative (H3caa) were synthesized by the solvothermal method and characterized in detail. It is worth noting that complex 6 can not only specifically recognize Cr(VI) with very low detection limits (LODs) of 3.66 nM (Cr2O72-) & 5.35 nM (CrO42-) but also selectively recognize TCs with LODs of 0.24 μM (CTC = chlortetracycline) and 0.25 μM (TC = tetracycline) based on the method of fluorescence detection. In addition, the identification of Cr(VI) and TCs by visual colorimetry may be realized through the combination of a smartphone and portable test strips. This study suggests that complex 6 is a good optical material for detecting heavy metals and antibiotic contaminants in aqueous systems and broadens the development of amino acid derivatives.
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