Colorimetric and luminescent dual-signaling responsive probing of thiols by a ruthenium(II)-azo complex
摘要:
A dinuclear ruthenium(II) complex linked via a reducible azo group [Ru(bpy)(2)(azobpy)Ru(bpy)(2)]Cl-4 (Ru(2)azo, bpy=2,2'-bipyridine, azobpy=4,4 ''-azobis (2,2'-bipyridine)) was adopted as a probe for thiols. Results showed that Ru(2)azo could selectively and effectively react with biological thiols (such as cysteine, homocysteine and glutathione) with a 10(-7) M detection limit. After it reacted with thiols, the original gray color of Ru(2)azo solution immediately turned yellow and the luminescence significantly enhanced, showing "naked-eye" colorimetric and "off-on" luminescent dual-signaling response for thiols. Mechanism studies demonstrated that Ru(2)azo reacted with thiols undergoing a two-electron transfer process, forming the azo(2-) anion product. (c) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
signals in the part of the 6-azobpy ligand. The analysis of 1 H NMR spectra clearly identified the structure of the complex, in which the Ru 2+ ions are chelated by the bpy parts of the bridging 6-azobpy ligand. Electronic absorption and electrochemical properties are characterized by the presence of a low-lying π*level of the bridgingligand, manifested by a metal-to-ligand charge-transfer band extending