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A Highly Selective Fluorescence “Turn on” and Absorbance-Ratiometric Detection of Al3+ in Totally H2O and its Application in Test Paper

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A novel naphthalene based fluorescence probe NBDH was designed and synthesized. Probe NBDH exhibited highly selective and sensitive responses towards Al3+ in HEPES-NaOH buffer solution (pH = 7.4). In addition, the detection of NBDH to Al3+ could be achieved through dual channels embodied in significant fluorescent turn-on signal and ratiometric absorbance response. The stoichiometry ratio of NBDH-Al3+ was 1:1 by fluorescence job’ plot and binging mechanism was further varified by the FT-IR, NMR titration and HRMS. Furthermore, NBDH was achieved in real sample detection, and a series of color test paper were developed for visual detecting Al3+ ions.

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This work was supported by by the Research Science Foundation in Technology Innovation of Harbin (No. 2017RAQXJ022) and Postdoctoral Scientific Research Developmental Fund of Heilongjiang Province (No. LBH-Q14023).

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Sun, XJ., Ma, YQ., Fu, H. et al. A Highly Selective Fluorescence “Turn on” and Absorbance-Ratiometric Detection of Al3+ in Totally H2O and its Application in Test Paper. J Fluoresc 29, 577–586 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-019-02374-4

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