Capped Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for the Selective and Sensitive Detection of Cyanide

[EN] The development of easy and affordable methods for the detection of cyanide is of great significance due to the high toxicity of this anion and the potential risks associated with its pollution. Herein, optical detection of cyanide in water has been achieved by using a hybrid organic-inorganic...

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Autores: El Sayed, Sameh, Licchelli, Maurizio, Martínez-Máñez, Ramón|||0000-0001-5873-9674, Sancenón Galarza, Félix|||0000-0002-5205-7135
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/148521
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/148521
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cyanides
Hybrid materials
Macrocyclic ligands
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
Optical detection
QUIMICA ORGANICA
QUIMICA INORGANICA
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Sumario:[EN] The development of easy and affordable methods for the detection of cyanide is of great significance due to the high toxicity of this anion and the potential risks associated with its pollution. Herein, optical detection of cyanide in water has been achieved by using a hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterial. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles were loaded with [Ru(bipy)(3)](2+), functionalized with macrocyclic nickel(II) complex subunits, and capped with a sterically hindering anion (hexametaphosphate). Cyanide selectively induces demetallation of nickel(II) complexes and the removal of capping anions from the silica surface, allowing the release of the dye and the consequent increase in fluorescence intensity. The response of the capped nanoparticles in aqueous solution is highly selective and sensitive towards cyanide with a limit of detection of 2 mu M.