Issue 89, 2015

A new pyridoxal based fluorescence chemo-sensor for detection of Zn(ii) and its application in bio imaging

Abstract

This paper describes the activity of a Schiff base ligand, derived from pyridoxal, as a promising fluorescence probe for biologically important Zn(II) ion sensing. A physiologically compatible pyridoxal based chemosensor PydDmen was synthesized and evaluated for its fluorescent response towards metal ions. Chemosensor PydDmen exhibits a selective turn-on type response in the presence of Zn2+ in ethanol–water mixture. The addition of EDTA quenches the fluorescence of receptor PydDmen-Zn2+, making the chemosensor PydDmen reversible. The response is specific for Zn(II) ions, and remains almost unaffected by the presence of alkali and alkaline earth metals but is suppressed to varying degrees by transition metal ions. The selectivity mechanism of PydDmen for Zn2+ is the combined effects of proton transfer between the prevailing tautomeric forms, C[double bond, length as m-dash]N isomerization and CHEF. The DFT optimized structure of the complex is compatible with elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, FT-IR, electronic and NMR spectra. The experimental and theoretical support in terms of NMR spectroscopy and DFT are provided to establish the existence of Zn2+ induced transformation of PydDmen to a 3-pyridone tautomeric form.

Graphical abstract: A new pyridoxal based fluorescence chemo-sensor for detection of Zn(ii) and its application in bio imaging

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Aug 2015
Accepted
18 Aug 2015
First published
18 Aug 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 72659-72669

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A new pyridoxal based fluorescence chemo-sensor for detection of Zn(II) and its application in bio imaging

S. Mandal, Y. Sikdar, D. K. Maiti, G. P. Maiti, S. K. Mandal, J. K. Biswas and S. Goswami, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 72659 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA15353K

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