@Article{JAMS-8-4, author = {}, title = {Insights into the Fluoride Ions Response Mechanism for the Novel 2,2’:6’,2’’-Terpyridine Fluorescent Sensor}, journal = {Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences}, year = {2017}, volume = {8}, number = {4}, pages = {169--172}, abstract = {
In this present work, the sensing mechanism of a novel fluoride chemosensor 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (abbreviated as “2” according to previous experiment) has been investigated based on density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TDDFT) methods. The theoretical electronic spectra (vertical excitation energies and fluorescence peak) reproduced previous experimental results [RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 4041.], which confirms the rationality of our theoretical level used in this work. The constructed potential energy curve suggest that the non-barrier process could be responsible for the rapid response to fluoride anion. Analyses about binding energies demonstrate that only fluoride anion could be detected for 2 chemosensor in acetonitrile solvent. Comparing with other anions, we confirm the uniqueness of fluoride anion for 2 sensor. In view of the excitation process, the strong intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) process of $S_0→ S_1$ transition explain the redshift of absorption peak for 2 sensor with the addition of fluoride anion. This work not only presents a straightforward sensing mechanism of fluoride anion for 2 chemosensor, but also plays important roles in synthesizing and designing fluorescent sensors in future.
}, issn = {2079-7346}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/jams.101817.112917a}, url = {https://global-sci.com/article/74226/insights-into-the-fluoride-ions-response-mechanism-for-the-novel-2262-terpyridine-fluorescent-sensor} }