Electrocatalytic and Hg2+ Fluorescence Identifiable Bifunctional Sensors for a Series of Keggin Compounds

Inorg Chem. 2019 Apr 1;58(7):4190-4200. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03248. Epub 2019 Mar 18.

Abstract

By using a 2,2'-dimethyl-4,4'-bithiazole (dm4bt) ligand, Keggin polyanions, and different metal ions, nine Keggin-based compounds, namely, {[Ag(dm4bt)2][Ag2(dm4bt)3]}2(PW12O40)(H2PWV2WVI10O40) (1), [CuI(dm4bt)2][CuII(dm4bt)2(PW12O40)] (2), [CuI(dm4bt)2]4(SiW12O40) (3), {[Zn(dm4bt)2]2(SiW12O40)} (4), [Zn(dm4bt)2(H2O)]2(HPMoV2MoVI10O40)·2H2O (5), [Zn(dm4bt)2(Mo2O7)] (6), [Cd(dm4bt)3][Cd(dm4bt)2(H2O)(PMo12O40)]2·2H2O (7), [Cd(dm4bt)3](PMo12O40)·(Hdm4bt) (8), and [Cd(dm4bt)2(H2O)2]2(HPMoV2MoVI10O40)·2H2O (9), have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, IR spectroscopy, and elemental analyses. Compounds 1-9 are zero-dimensional structures except compound 6, which exhibits a one-dimensional structure. In compound 1, there are three isolated subunits: Keggin anions, binuclear [Ag2(dm4bt)3]2+, and mononuclear [Ag(dm4bt)2]+ clusters. The binuclear [Ag2(dm4bt)3]2+ cluster has a Ag-Ag bond. In compound 2, a monosupporting anion {[CuII(dm4bt)2](PW12O40)}- and an isolated [Cu(dm4bt)2]+ cluster exist. By changing the transition metal ions, we obtained two different structures: a supramolecular 3 and a bisupporting anion in 4. By a one-pot method, we successfully obtained compounds 5 and 6, 7 and 8, respectively. In compound 5, the [Zn(dm4bt)2(H2O)]2+ subunit links adjacent PMo12 anions via S···O interactions to form a one-dimensional (1D) supramolecular chain. In compound 6, some PMo12 ions have transformed to [Mo2O7] n2 n- chains. The [Zn(dm4bt)2]2+ clusters buckle up and down the chain. Compound 7 has a monosupporting anion and an isolated [Cd(dm4bt)3]2+ cluster. Compound 8 has isolated anions and [Cd(dm4bt)3]2+ clusters. By changing the pH of 7 and 8, a distinct supramolecular compound 9 was obtained. Additionally, the optical band gap, electrochemical, and photocatalytic properties of 1-9 have been investigated in detail. The carbon paste electrodes can be used as bifunctional amperometric and fluorescence sensors for recognition of Hg2+. The n-CPEs as electrochemical sensors can show accurate selectivity for NO2- ions in some common ions. In the fluorescence sensor experiment, fluorescence intensities decrease more than 80% when quenched by Hg2+.