作者:Noelia San-José、Ana Gómez-Valdemoro、Saturnino Ibeas、Félix Clemente García、Felipe Serna、José Miguel García
DOI:10.1080/10610270903531549
日期:2010.6.1
Novel colorimetric polyamide model compounds for anion-sensing applications are described. Light beige solutions of one of the models (M3) in DMSO develop a red to yellow-reddish colour upon addition of some anions, including OH-, F-, HC[image omitted], P[image omitted], AcO-, benzoate-, oxalate2- and p-toluenesulphonate-. In contrast, they remain unchanged in the presence of CH2ClC[image omitted], H2P[image omitted], CF3CO2-, Br-, methanesulphonate-, Cl- or I-. The reddish colour caused by the addition of basic anions is due to the deprotonation of the urea groups, while the yellowish colour corresponds to the modification of the electron density surrounding the urea group due to complexation. The development of the yellow colour of DMSO solutions of M3 upon addition of acetate ions and the disappearance of the red colour of solutions of M3/fluoride by the displacement of acetate ions can serve as a novel colorimetric assay for the titration of the acetate anion, with detection limits close to 1ppb. The host:guest stoichiometry (polyamide model compound:anion complexes) and the stability constants of complexes were determined by 1H NMR.