Rational Design of Fluorescent/Colorimetric Chemosensors for Detecting Transition Metal Ions by Varying Functional Groups
Jong-Kwon Park,
Junhyeop Shin,
Seohyeon Jang,
Myeong-Lok Seol,
Jihyeon Kang,
Seyoung Choi,
Hojong Eom,
Ohhyun Kwon,
Soomin Park,
Dong-Youn Noh,
Inho Nam
Affiliations
Jong-Kwon Park
School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Intelligent Energy and Industry, Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Junhyeop Shin
School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Intelligent Energy and Industry, Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Seohyeon Jang
School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Intelligent Energy and Industry, Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Myeong-Lok Seol
NASA Ames Research Center, Universities Space Research Association, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
Jihyeon Kang
School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Intelligent Energy and Industry, Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Seyoung Choi
School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Intelligent Energy and Industry, Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Hojong Eom
School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Intelligent Energy and Industry, Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Ohhyun Kwon
School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Intelligent Energy and Industry, Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Soomin Park
School of Energy, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan 31253, Korea
Dong-Youn Noh
Department of Chemistry, Seoul Women’s University, Seoul 01797, Korea
Inho Nam
School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Intelligent Energy and Industry, Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
In recent decades, concerns about increasing biological and environmental contamination have necessitated the development of chemosensors with high selectivity, sensitivity, and cost-effectiveness. In principle, the sensing performance can be affected by the functional group(s) of receptor, the charge of the metal ion(s), and the electron configuration of the sensing molecule(s)e and metal ion(s). Fine controlling of the substituents can influence the electron density of the receptor to enhance the binding affinity to metal ions, which is an effective way to improve the photophysical properties of the sensors. This review explores the effect of functional group modification on the performance of various chemosensors represented by Pt(dithiolene)-based complexes (2012–2021). Then, recently developed Schiff base chemosensors (2014–2021) are discussed. The Schiff base is a good platform for controlling electron configuration due to a facile synthesis of various organic structures (aldehyde or ketone groups with primary amine derivatives). The discussion focuses on the detection type, physicochemical and optical properties, and applications of these chemosensors.
