文摘
Four imidazoanthraquinone derivatives (2a鈥?b>d) were synthesized and characterized and their coordination behavior against selected anions and cations tested. Acetonitrile solutions of probes showed charge-transfer absorptions in the 407鈥?65 nm range. The four probes emitted in the 533鈥?71 nm interval. The recognition ability of 2a鈥?b>d was evaluated in the presence of F鈥?/sup>, Cl鈥?/sup>, Br鈥?/sup>, I鈥?/sup>, OCN鈥?/sup>, BzO鈥?/sup>, ClO4鈥?/sup>, AcO鈥?/sup>, HSO4鈥?/sup>, H2PO4鈥?/sup>, and CN鈥?/sup>. Only F鈥?/sup>, AcO鈥?/sup>, and H2PO4鈥?/sup> induced a new red-shifted absorption band that was attributed to a deprotonation process involving the amine moiety of the imidazole ring. Moreover, upon increasing quantities of F鈥?/sup>, AcO鈥?/sup>, and H2PO4鈥?/sup>, moderate quenching was induced in the emission of 2a鈥?b>d together with the appearance of a new red-shifted band. The UV鈥搗isible and emission behavior of the four probes in the presence of Cu2+, Co2+, Mg2+, Fe3+, Ba2+, Fe2+, Ni2+, Ca2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, Cr3+, Al3+, K+, and Li+ was also assessed. Only addition of Fe3+, Cr3+, and Al3+ caused a new blue-shifted band in 2a鈥?b>d that was ascribed to a preferential coordination with the acceptor part of the probes. Moreover, an important quenching of the emission was observed which was ascribed to the interaction between these trivalent cations and 2a鈥?b>d.