College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
Inorg Chem. 2020 Dec 21;59(24):18205-18213. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02674. Epub 2020 Dec 7.
In this work, a novel zirconium-based metal-organic framework (MOF) composite material, UiO-(OH)@RhB, has been solvothermally prepared with zirconyl chloride octahydrate, 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid, and rhodamine B (RhB) for ratiometric fluorescence sensing of Al ions in an aqueous medium. The luminescence measurement results showed that, at the single excitation wavelength of 420 nm, the fluorescence intensity of the ligand at 500 nm increased significantly in the case of Al, while that of RhB at 583 nm changed slightly, together with an apparent color change. Under optimal conditions, UiO-(OH)@RhB exhibited an extraordinary sensitivity (10 nM), good selectivity, and a fast response (2 min) for Al. As far as we know, the limit of detection is superior to that of the current reported MOF-based Al fluorescence sensors. The response mechanism suggested that -OH could capture Al in water through coordination and high electrostatic affinity and achieved turn-on ratiometric fluorescence through the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer process and stable fluorescence of RhB. In addition, this sensor was also applied to actual food samples (grain beans), with the recoveries ranging from 89.08% to 113.61%. Such a turn-on ratiometric fluorescence sensor will provide a constructive strategy for the ultrasensitive detection of Al in practical applications.
在这项工作中,我们通过溶剂热法合成了一种新型锆基金属有机框架(MOF)复合材料 UiO-(OH)@RhB,该复合材料由八水氧氯化锆、2,5-二羟基对苯二甲酸和罗丹明 B(RhB)组成,用于在水相中对 Al 离子进行比率荧光传感。荧光测量结果表明,在单一激发波长为 420nm 时,在 Al 存在的情况下,配体在 500nm 处的荧光强度显著增加,而 RhB 在 583nm 处的荧光强度变化较小,同时伴有明显的颜色变化。在最佳条件下,UiO-(OH)@RhB 对 Al 表现出非凡的灵敏度(10 nM)、良好的选择性和快速的响应(2 分钟)。据我们所知,检测限优于当前报道的基于 MOF 的 Al 荧光传感器。响应机制表明 -OH 可以通过配位和高静电亲和力在水中捕获 Al,并通过激发态分子内质子转移过程和 RhB 的稳定荧光实现开启型比率荧光。此外,该传感器还应用于实际食品样品(谷物豆)中,回收率范围为 89.08%至 113.61%。这种开启型比率荧光传感器将为实际应用中 Al 的超灵敏检测提供一种建设性的策略。