Simple, selective, and sensitive colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescence/phosphorescence probes for platinum(II) based on Salentype Schiff bases
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 10529-10536.
L. Zhou, Y. Feng, J. H. Cheng, N. Sun, X. G. Zhou, and H. F. Xiang*
Ratiometric fluorescence/phosphorescence probes for Pt2+ based on the fluorescence quenching from the ligand of Salen-type Schiff bases and phosphorescence enhancement from the resulting Pt(II) complexes have been demonstrated. For phosphorescence enhancement, a good linearity (correlation coefficient R2 = 0.996, n = 10) was established with detection limit of 11.6 ± 0.2 ppb. The detection limit would be decreased to 2.31 ± 0.03 ppb if degassing was adopted. To the best of our knowledge, this value is one of the most sensitive probes for Pt2+. This system also has good selectivity with little interference from Sr2+, Sn2+, Pb2+, Cr3+, Mn2+, Al3+, Fe3+, Ce3+, Ag+, Li+, Mg2+, Na+, Cd2+, Cu2+, Ca2+, Zn2+, K+, Co2+, Ni2+, and Pd2+. Moreover, this system is suitable for detection of different Pt(II) sources, such as PtCl2, K2PtCl4, Pt(COD)Cl2 (COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene), and cis-platin. It potentially provide a new and simple way to detect some useful transition metal ions, such as Cu+, Au+, Pd2+, and Ru2+.