Cyanide induced self assembly and copper recognition in human blood serum by a new carbazole AIEE active material

• DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.07.041
• Publication Date: 2014-07-19T18:30:17Z
• Authors: Shilpa Sharma; Chullikkattil P. ...; Abhimanew Dhir
• Keywords: Carbazole; Human blood

New carbazole based AIEE material is synthesized with fluoro group which shows ESIPT induced AIEE in H2O:THF (80:20, v/v). The material selectively recognizes Cu(2+) and CN(-) ions in contrasting modes with detection limits of 5 × 10(-6)Mol L(-1) and 12×10(-5)Mol L(-1) respectively and acts as a dual action chemosensor. The recognition of copper has also been observed in human serum, thus facilitating the detection of increased level of free Cu(2+) ions and its quantification in human serum.