TY - JOUR

T1 - Halochromic coordination polymers based on a triarylmethane dye for reversible detection of acids

AU - Zavakhina, Marina S.

AU - Yushina, Irina V.

AU - Samsonenko, Denis G.

AU - Dybtsev, Danil N.

AU - Fedin, Vladimir P.

AU - Argent, Stephen P.

AU - Blake, Alexander J.

AU - Schröder, Martin

PY - 2017/1/1

Y1 - 2017/1/1

N2 - Chromeazurol B (Na2HL) is a pH-sensitive (halochromic) dye based on a hydroxytriarylmethane core and two carboxylate functional groups, which makes it suitable for the synthesis of coordination polymers. Two new coordination polymers [NaZn4(H2O)3(L)3]·3THF·3H2O (1) and [Zn3(H2O)3(μ2-OH2)(μ3-OH)(HL)2(H2L)]·2THF·3H2O (2) incorporating Chromeazurol B linkers have been prepared and characterised. The structure of 1 comprises pentanuclear heterometallic {Zn4Na} nodes linked by six L3− anions to give a layered structure with a honeycomb topology. 2 crystallizes as a double-chain ribbon (ladder) structure with two types of metal node: a mononuclear Zn(ii) cation and tetranuclear {Zn(ii)}4 cluster. Chromeazurol B anions link each tetranuclear cluster to four individual Zn(ii) cations and each Zn(ii) cation with four tetranuclear clusters. Both compounds show pH-sensitivity in water solution which can be observed visually, giving the first example of a halochromic coordination polymer. The halochromic properties of 1 towards HCl vapors were systematically investigated. As-synthesized violet-grey 1 reversibly changes color from orange to pink in the presence of vapors of 2 M and 7 M HCl, respectively. The coordination of the Chromeazurol B anion at each color stage was examined by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and FT-IR measurements. The remarkable stability of 1 to acid and the observed reversible and reproducible color changes provide a new design for multifunctional sensor materials.

AB - Chromeazurol B (Na2HL) is a pH-sensitive (halochromic) dye based on a hydroxytriarylmethane core and two carboxylate functional groups, which makes it suitable for the synthesis of coordination polymers. Two new coordination polymers [NaZn4(H2O)3(L)3]·3THF·3H2O (1) and [Zn3(H2O)3(μ2-OH2)(μ3-OH)(HL)2(H2L)]·2THF·3H2O (2) incorporating Chromeazurol B linkers have been prepared and characterised. The structure of 1 comprises pentanuclear heterometallic {Zn4Na} nodes linked by six L3− anions to give a layered structure with a honeycomb topology. 2 crystallizes as a double-chain ribbon (ladder) structure with two types of metal node: a mononuclear Zn(ii) cation and tetranuclear {Zn(ii)}4 cluster. Chromeazurol B anions link each tetranuclear cluster to four individual Zn(ii) cations and each Zn(ii) cation with four tetranuclear clusters. Both compounds show pH-sensitivity in water solution which can be observed visually, giving the first example of a halochromic coordination polymer. The halochromic properties of 1 towards HCl vapors were systematically investigated. As-synthesized violet-grey 1 reversibly changes color from orange to pink in the presence of vapors of 2 M and 7 M HCl, respectively. The coordination of the Chromeazurol B anion at each color stage was examined by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and FT-IR measurements. The remarkable stability of 1 to acid and the observed reversible and reproducible color changes provide a new design for multifunctional sensor materials.

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KW - CONSTRUCTION

KW - FLUORESCENT PH SENSOR

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U2 - 10.1039/c6dt03969c

DO - 10.1039/c6dt03969c

M3 - Article

C2 - 27957580

AN - SCOPUS:85008479958

VL - 46

SP - 465

EP - 470

JO - Dalton Transactions

JF - Dalton Transactions

SN - 1477-9226

IS - 2

ER -