Citation: Yuan-Tao Huang, Min Xue, Yong Yang. Imidazobenzimidazole fused aza-calix[4]arenes: Synthesis, structure, and Zn²⁺-selective colorimetric-fluorometric sensor[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2023, 34(12): 108294. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108294 shu

Imidazobenzimidazole fused aza-calix[4]arenes: Synthesis, structure, and Zn²⁺-selective colorimetric-fluorometric sensor

Yuan-Tao Huang ^a ,
Min Xue ^b ,
Yong Yang ^{a, *,}

a.
Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
b.
Department of Physics, Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China

yangyong@zstu.edu.cn

Received Date: 21 November 2022
Revised Date: 26 February 2023
Accepted Date: 1 March 2023
Available Online: 5 March 2023

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Tetra(amino)azacalix[4]arene skeleton was functionalized at the bridging NH sites using various aromatic aldehydes via formation of imidazobenzimidazole fused heterocycles. X-ray single crystal analysis revealed distorted 1,3-alternate conformations for the resulting macrocycles. Anthracenyl and pyrenyl modified imidazobenzimidazole fused aza-calix[4]arenes existed as dimers in the solid state, associated mainly through π-π stacking interactions between the planar polycyclic fluorophores. The tetrapyrenyl modified product was further used as a Zn²⁺-selective sensor, which showed naked-eye detected color change and enhanced excimer emission. The stoichiometry between the sensor and Zn²⁺ was determined to be 1:1 and the association constant was 1.1 × 10⁵ L/mol. The sensing process was highly selective and showed strong anti-interference with presence of other cations. The UV-vis spectral changes in the sensing process were completely reversible by alternate addition of Zn²⁺ and F⁻, showing an efficient ''on–off-on'' result.
- Aza-calix[4]arene,
- Imidazobenzimidazole,
- Fluorometric sensor,
- Zn²⁺-selective
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