Next Article in Journal
Trends and Weekly Cycles in a Large Swiss Emergency Centre: A 10 Year Period at the University Hospital of Bern
Next Article in Special Issue
China’s Insurance Regulatory Reform, Corporate Governance Behavior and Insurers’ Governance Effectiveness
Previous Article in Journal
Systematic Review: Land Cover, Meteorological, and Socioeconomic Determinants of Aedes Mosquito Habitat for Risk Mapping
Previous Article in Special Issue
Investigation of Oxidation Methods for Waste Soy Sauce Treatment
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
IJERPH
Volume 14
Issue 10
10.3390/ijerph14101232
ijerph-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles thumb_up
...
Endorse textsms
...
Comment
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Design of Research on Performance of a New Iridium Coordination Compound for the Detection of Hg2+

by
Hailing Ma
3,4,*,† and
Sang-Bing Tsai
1,2,*,†
1
Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan 52800, Guangdong, China
2
Economics and Management College, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China
3
School of Science, Jinggangshan University, Ji’an 343009, China
4
College of Chemical Engineering and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
They are co-first authors on this work.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(10), 1232; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph14101232
Submission received: 30 August 2017 / Revised: 25 September 2017 / Accepted: 3 October 2017 / Published: 16 October 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Green Environment, Green Operations and Sustainability)
Browse Figures
Versions Notes

Abstract

:
Heavy metal pollution has become one of the most significant pollution problems encountered by our country in terms of environment protection. In addition to the significant effects of heavy metals on the human body and other organisms through water, food chain enrichment and other routes, heavy metals involved in daily necessities beyond the level limit could also affect people’s lives, so the detection of heavy metals is extremely important. Ir (III) coordination compound, considered to be one of the best phosphorescent sensing materials, is characterized by high luminous efficiency, easy modification of the ligand and so on, and it has potential applications in the field of heavy metal detection. This project aims to product a new Ir (III) functional coordination compound by designing a new auxiliary ligand and a main ligand with a sulfur identification unit, in order to systematically investigate the application of iridium coordination compound in the detection of the heavy metal Hg2+. With the introduction of the sulfur identification unit, selective sensing of Hg2+ could be achieved. Additionally, a new auxiliary ligand is also introduced to produce a functional iridium coordination compound with high quantum efficiency, and to diversify the application of iridium coordination compound in this field.

1. Introduction

In recent years, the pollution of sea water has become increasingly severe in China, especially heavy metal pollution, which has become one of the major pollution problems encountered by our country in water environment protection field. Heavy metals in water are non-biodegradable; therefore, even though their contents are very low, they may be condensed after continuous concentration through the food chain level by level, leading to serious damage to the organisms at the top of the food chain. This means adverse effects on human health, as well as outbreaks of publicly harmful diseases. The famous diseases “minamata” and “itaiitai” in Japan in the 1950s or 1960s, for example, were caused by mercury and cadmium, respectively. Heavy metal pollution can produce various diseases, even cancer, the harm of which may also be passed on to the next generation. In recent years, since heavy metal pollution incidents have been frequent, reports on the “cancer village” caused by heavy metal pollution have also been seen in newspapers from time to time. Therefore, the heavy metal pollution has received great attention from the government. In the Twelfth Five-Year Plan, it is clearly indicated that the integrated control of heavy metal pollution shall be enhanced, focusing on the control of five types of heavy metals, i.e., lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium and arsenic. It also indicates that the improvement of capacities for environmental monitoring, warning and emergency response shall be consolidated. Recently, it has been reported by a journalist that the mercury level in some of the cosmetics in China is 60,000 times higher than the normal level and that cosmetics in which the mercury level exceeds the limit have led to nephrotic syndrome in a female consumer. Heavy metal pollution is no longer confined to industrial production and actually affects people’s daily lives. This means there will be a great demand for the monitoring and detection of heavy metal pollution in the coming period [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30].
Iridium coordination compound is a kind of phosphorescent coordination compound that has been researched more frequently than all coordination compounds for other metals. Since the atomic number of iridium is relatively large, the coordination compound can produce strong spin-orbit coupling, which is helpful for phosphorescence emission. Splitting of orbit d in the iridium metal ion is large, so it could avoid the reduction of phosphorescence emission efficiency caused by the interaction with the metal-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) state of the coordination compound. Trivalent ions of iridium could form very stable neutral and ionic molecules together with ligands. Additionally, iridium coordination compound is also characterized with other advantages, such as long excited state, high luminous efficiency and easy adjustment of luminous color. These properties make iridium coordination compound greatly advantageous in the manufacture of multi-signal responsive phosphorescent chemical sensors. An identification unit capable of identifying heavy metal cations, such as a sulfur atom, is introduced into the Ir (III) coordination compound, through the design of the molecular structure. The excited state properties of the coordination compound could be changed through complexation between the accepting unit and the heavy metal ion to be detected, leading to a change in absorption or emission or in the electrochemical properties, thus to realize the detection of such a cation [31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50].
Since the oxadiazole compound is characterized with good thermal stability and hydrolytic stability, as well as high electron affinity and strong blue fluorescence, it could be used as a typical luminescent material. In particular, the 1,3,4-oxadiazole compound with the 2,5-diaryl replaced is a good electron acceptor that can be introduced into the luminescent material to enhance the ability to accept electrons, i.e., to reduce the molecular HOMO energy level, thus to make the complex produce a strong photoluminescence [51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58].
The research in this paper starts with the design of the new auxiliary ligand, 2-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-radical)-phenol, and its derivatives, as well as the design of the main ligand, benzothiophene-2-pyridine, to synthesize two kinds of new neutral Ir (III) coordination compounds, followed by research on their luminescent properties and the detection capabilities for heavy metal Hg2+. In the molecular design of these two coordination compounds, the sulfur atom is introduced therein, which, as a soft base, could react with the soft acid Hg2+, thus to realize the detection of Hg2+. The result of research will provide the theoretical and technical support for further development and ultimate commercial application of the phosphorescent chemical sensor [59,60,61,62].

2. Implementation Plan

2.1. Experimental Instruments

The NMR spectrum was determined by the Bruker BioSpin GMBH nuclear magnetic resonance instrument (400 MHz, Bruker, Switzerland, internal standard with TMS). The UV-Vis absorption spectrum was determined by TU-1900 UV-Vis spectrophotometer (Beijing General Analytical Instrument Co., Beijing, China), and X-ray single crystal diffraction was measured by X-ray single crystal diffractometer (manufactured by Brooke Corporation, Saarbruecken, Germany).

2.2. Synthesis and Characterization of the Main Ligand Benzothiophene-2-pyridine (BTP)

The main ligand is produced through reaction between benzothiophene-2-boric acid and 2-bromopyridine in the solution of tetrahydrofuran and H2O in which the anhydrous sodium carbonate is added as the alkali source, catalyzed by tetrakis (triphenylphosphine) palladium, and purified via column chromatography separation. Productivity: 77.58%. 1H NMR: (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.63 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.93–7.76 (m, 4H), 7.71 (td, J = 7.8, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.41–7.30 (m, 2H), 7.20 (t, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H).

2.3. Synthesis of a New Type of Auxiliary Ligand

Figure 1 shows the synthesis flow of the auxiliary ligand, 2-(5-phenyl-1,3,4 oxadiazole-2-radical) phenol. Firstly, benzoyl chloride reacts with 2-methoxy-benzohydrazide to get precipitate under the effect of triethylamine. Secondly, the precipitate undergoes the ring formation step under the effect of POCl3, to generate the ligand that contains 1,3,4-oxadiazole radical. Finally, the ligand is transformed to the target auxiliary ligand under the effect of BBr3, taking demethoxy as the hydroxyl.

2.4. Synthesis and Characterization of the Coordination Compound

Figure 2 shows the molecular structure and synthesis flow of Ir (III) coordination compound. The neutral iridium coordination compound is synthesized from IrCl3 in two steps. In the first step, the main ligand and IrCl3 react in the solution of 2-ethoxyethanol and H2O, to form the di-chlorendic intermediate. In the second step, coordination between the di-chlorendic intermediate and the auxiliary ligand is established to form the neutral Ir (III) coordination compound.

2.5. Characterization of Coordination Compound

Ir1 coordination compound yield: 54.71%. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.65 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.47 (d, J = 5.3 Hz, 1H), 7.99–7.88 (m, 1H), 7.87–7.76 (m, 3H), 7.76–7.70 (m, 1H), 7.59–7.46 (m, 2H), 7.26–7.16 (m, 1H), 7.16–7.04 (m, 2H), 6.82 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 6.61 (dd, J = 8.7, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 6.51 (ddd, J = 8.0, 6.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 6.13 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 6.02 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H). Element analysis theory: C 56.52, H 2.96, N 6.59; Measured: C 53.6, H 2.7, N 6.28.
Figure 3 is the NMR image of the Ir1 coordination compound. The recorded hydrogen spectrum is a single-pulse experiment, that is, after a pulse action, the sampling is started. In order to make the obtained spectrum have a good signal to noise ratio, it is needed to accumulate the test, that is, repeat the process. Ir1 coordination compoundes Productivity: 54.71%. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.65 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.47 (d, J = 5.3 Hz, 1H), 7.99–7.88 (m, 1H), 7.87–7.76 (m, 3H), 7.76–7.70 (m, 1H), 7.59–7.46 (m, 2H), 7.26–7.16 (m, 1H), 7.16–7.04 (m, 2H), 6.82 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 6.61 (dd, J = 8.7, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 6.51 (ddd, J = 8.0, 6.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 6.13 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 6.02 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H). Theoretical value of element analysis: C 56.52, H 2.96, N 6.59; actual measurement: C 53.67, H 2.7, N 6.28.
Figure 4 is the NMR image of the Ir2 coordination compound. Ir2 coordination compounds Productivity: 53.38%. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.65 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.49 (dd, J = 3.8, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 8.00–7.84 (m, 7H), 7.83–7.77 (m, 4H), 7.27–7.18 (m, 2H), 7.15–7.03 (m, 3H), 6.82 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 6.62 (dd, J = 8.7, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 6.52 (ddd, J = 8.0, 6.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 6.13 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 6.00 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H). Theoretical value of element analysis: C 53.64, H 2.64, N 6.10; actual measurement: C 53.41, H 2.80, N 6.25.

2.6. Study on the Performance of 2.5 Iridium Coordination Compound in Detection of Hg2+

Test the performance of iridium coordination compound in detection of Hg2+ according to the color change when Hg2+ is put into the different kinds of solutions of iridium coordination compounds.

3. Experimental Results and Discussion

3.1. Crystal Structure

The compound Ir2 will volatilize in the mixture of dichloromethane and methyl alcohol to get crystal, which is obtained from X-ray single crystal diffraction. Before testing, it is necessary to glue the selected crystal sample with the capillary glass, and then insert the colored sample and the capillary glass into a specially made small copper column and put it into the sample rack for testing. The shape of the crystal is ellipsoid, as shown in Figure 5. Bond lengths and angles are listed in Table 1.

3.2. UV Vis Absorption Spectrum

The process was to turn on the power, turn on the UV-visible spectrophotometer on the switch, turn on the computer software UV probe, let the self-test function operate for about 5 min, and set the instrument-related parameters. The wavelength range was set to 550–200 nm, high-speed detection. Figure 6 shows the ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum of iridium coordination compounds Ir1 and Ir2 in the acetonitrile solution with a concentration of 2.0 × 10–5 mol/L at room temperature, and data on absorption peak of two coordination compounds are listed in Table 2. As shown in the figure, the coordination compounds Ir1 and Ir2 are similar in terms of the shape of absorption spectrum, but differ slightly in the intensity. In the range of 210–375 nm, both coordination compound Ir1 and Ir2 have a high absorption peak. The molar absorption coefficient is within a range of 4.2 to 56.9 × 103 M-1 cm−1, in which the absorption peak is attributable to the spin-allowable π→π* transition that takes the ligand as the center. The absorption peak in the low energy range (>375 nm) could be attributable to the metal-ligand charge transition, i.e., MLCT absorption, including the combined transition absorption of spin-allowable MLCT and spin-prohibited MLCT.

3.3. Phosphorescent Emission Spectrum

Figure 7 shows the phosphorescent emission spectrum of the coordination compounds Ir1 and Ir2 in the acetonitrile solution (2.0 × 10−5 mol/L) at the room temperature, and the data on the phosphorescent emission peak are listed in Table 1. When the coordination compounds Ir1 and Ir2 are excited at 365 nm, strong MLCT phosphorescent emission could be formed, with the emission peak at 603 nm and 655 nm respectively, and the color emitted by the coordination compounds is red. As it is shown in the emission spectrum, the coordination compounds Ir1 and Ir2 are similar in terms of the shape of emission spectrum, but differ slightly in intensity.

3.4. Detection Performance of Ir Coordination Compoundes on Mercury Ions

Figure 8 shows that the color of two coordination compound solutions changes significantly within 1 min after Hg2+ is added. Upon addition of Hg2+, the color of the coordination compounds Ir1 and Ir2 changes from orange red to light yellow, suggesting that both coordination compounds could be used to identify Hg2+ by means of visual observation.

3.5. Ion Selective and Competitive Experiment

A chemical sensor with good performance should have high selectivity. Cd2+, Pb2+, Ag+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Mg2+, K+ and Na+ can effectively quench the phosphorescence of two quantum dots. There is a difference in the phosphorescence of the Hg2+for the two quantum dots.
We have reviewed the experiment in which the selectivity of coordination compounds Ir1 and Ir2 to 11 metal ions are researched, including Hg2+, Cd2+, Pb2+, Ag+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Mg2+, K+ and Na+. As shown in Figure 9, when 3 equivalents of Hg2+ are added into the solution of coordination compound Ir1, the color of solution changes from orange red to light yellow within 1 min, but when 3 equivalents of any other ion are added, such as Cd2+, Pb2+, Ag+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Mg2+, K+ and Na+, the color of solution sees no significant change. The selectivity experiment of coordination compound Ir2 has got the same results as Ir1, except that the color change is not so obvious. Therefore, both coordination compounds synthesized in the experiment, i.e., Ir1 and Ir2, have a certain selectivity to Hg2+, of which the selectivity of Ir1 is higher.

4. Innovation

With design and synthesis of the oxadiazole-contained auxiliary ligand, as well as the new iridium coordination compound with the main ligand that contains a sulfur accepting unit, selective sensing to the cation Hg2+ could be achieved, and that is a great innovation in the molecular structure design.

5. Conclusions

The detection method is characterized ny short response time and easy operation, and does not rely on large instruments and equipment, which could reduce the detection costs. The method is applicable to the detection of heavy metal ions in bodies of water.

Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No. LY14F030005), Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Project (No. 2015C31160), Lishui High-level Personnel Project (No. 2015RC04) and Zhongshan City Science and Technology Bureau Project (No. 2017B1015).

Author Contributions

Writing: Hailing Ma; providing case and idea: Hailing Ma, Sang-Bing Tsai; providing revised advice: Sang-Bing Tsai.

Conflicts of Interests

The authors declare no conflict of interests.

References

  1. Minodora, M.; Raluca, I.B.; Virgil, I.; Florian, B.; Marilena, O. Impact assessment of heavy metal pollution on soil mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata) from zlatna depression-transylvania. Process Saf. Environ. Prot. 2016, 108, 121–134. [Google Scholar]
  2. Liao, J.B.; Chen, J.; Ru, X.; Chen, J.D.; Wu, H.Z.; Wei, C.H. Heavy metals in river surface sediments affected with multiple pollution sources, South China: Distribution, enrichment and source apportionment. J. Geochem. Explor. 2016, 176, 9–19. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  3. Wong, W.Y.; Ho, C.L.; Gao, Z.Q.; Mi, B.X.; Chen, C.H.; Cheah, K.W.; Lin, Z.Y. Multifunctional Iridium Complexes Based on Carbazole Modules as Highly Efficient Electrophosphors. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 7800–7803. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  4. Javier, F.B.; Inigo, C.; Javier, G.A.; María, L.P.; Andrés, G. A method to assess the evolution and recovery of heavy metal pollution in estuarine sediments: Past history, present situation and future perspectives. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 2017. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  5. Harikrishnan, N.; Ravisankar, R.; Chandrasekaran, A.; Suresh Gandhi, M.; Kanagasabapathy, K.V.; Prasad, M.V.R.; Satapathyd, K.K. Assessment of heavy metal contamination in marine sediments of east coast of tamil nadu affected by different pollution sources. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 2017, 121, 418–424. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  6. Tetsuro, K.; Shuzo, T. Biological Removal and Recovery of Toxic Heavy Metals in Water Environment. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 42, 1007–1057. [Google Scholar]
  7. Jin, X.L.; Yu, C.; Li, Y.F.; Qi, Y.X.; Yang, L.Q.; Zhao, G.H.; Hu, H.Y. Preparation of novel nano-adsorbent based on organic-inorganic hybrid and their adsorption for heavy metals and organic pollutants presented in water environment. J. Hazard. Mater. 2011, 186, 1672–1680. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  8. Schröder, P.; Lyubenova, L.; Huber, C. Do heavy metals and metalloids influence the detoxification of organic xenobiotics in plants? Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2009, 16, 795–804. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  9. Wang, D.X. Study on the High Heat Resistance and High Flame Retardant of the Resin. Doctor’s Thesis, Shandong University, Jinan, China, 2012. [Google Scholar]
  10. Ma, X.G.; Pei, Z.; Sun, J.P.; Fu, J.X.; Tang, Y.L.; Zhang, R.X. Research on Heavy Metal Pollution Sudden Emergency Processing Method in Water Environment. Adv. Mater. Res. 2013, 2115, 168–1685. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  11. Zheng, H.H.; Liu, H.L.; Huang, Q.B.; LI, Q.H. The Release Mechanism of Heavy Metals from Sulfide Tailings. Adv. Mater. Res. 2015, 3702, 833–837. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  12. Ghosh, U.; Bag, S.S.; Mukherjee, C. Bis-pyridobenzene as a fluorescence light-up sensor for Hg2+ Ion in water. Sens. Actuators B Chem. 2017, 238, 903–907. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  13. Pourabadehei, M.; Mulligan, C.N. Selection of an appropriate management strategy for contaminated sediment: A case study at a shallow contaminated harbour in Quebec, Canada. Environ. Pollut. 2016, 219, 846–857. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  14. Odame Duodu, G.; Goonetilleke, A.; Ayoko, G.A. Comparison of pollution indices for the assessment of heavy metal in Brisbane River sediment. Environ. Pollut. 2016, 219, 1077–1091. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  15. Zhang, C.; Shan, B.Q.; Tang, W.Z.; Dong, L.X.; Zhang, W.Q.; Pei, Y.S. Heavy metal concentrations and speciation in riverine sediments and the risks posed in three urban belts in the Haihe Basin. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 2017, 139, 263–271. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  16. Satofuka, H.; Amano, S.; Atomi, H.; Takagi, M.; Hirata, K.; Miyamoto, K.; Imanaka, T. Rapid method for detection and detoxification of heavy metal ions in water environments using phytochelation. J. Biosci. Bioeng. 2005, 88, 287–292. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  17. Méndez-Rodríguez, L.C.; Alvarez-Castañeda, S.T. Assessment of Trace Metals in Soil, Vegetation and Rodents in Relation to Metal Mining Activities in an Arid Environment. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2016, 97, 44–49. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  18. Fernando, V.A.; Weerasena, J.; Lakraj, G.P.; Perera, I.C.; Dangalle, C.D.; Handunnetti, S.; Premawansa, S.; Wijesinghe, M.R. Lethal and sub-lethal effects on the Asian common toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus from exposure to hexavalent chromium. Aquat. Toxicol. 2016, 177, 98–105. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  19. Nawab, J.; Khan, S.; Shah, M.T.; Gul, N.; Ali, A.; Khan, K.; Huang, Q. Heavy Metal Bioaccumulation in Native Plants in Chromite Impacted Sites: A Search for Effective Remediating Plant Species. Clean Soil Air Water 2016, 44, 37–46. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  20. Cansaran-Duman, D.; Atakol, O.; Atasoy, I.; Kahya, D.; Aras, S.; Beyaztaş, T. Heavy Metal Accumulation in Pseudevernia furfuracea (L.) Zopf from the Karabük Iron-Steel Factory in Karabük, Turkey. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C 2014, 64, 717–723. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  21. Gao, X.L.; Arthur Chen, C.-T. Heavy metal pollution status in surface sediments of the coastal Bohai Bay. Water Res. 2012, 46, 1901–1911. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  22. Tsakovski, S.; Kudłak, B.; Simeonov, V.; Wolska, L.; Garcia, G.; Jacek, N. Relationship between heavy metal distribution in sediment samples and their ecotoxicity by the use of the Hasse diagram technique. Anal. Chim. Acta 2012, 719, 16–23. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  23. Monachese, M.; Burton, J.P.; Reid, G. Bioremediation and human tolerance to heavy metals through microbial processes: A potential role for probiotics? Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2012, 78, 6397–6404. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  24. Thorslund, J.; Jarsjö, J.; Chalov, S.R.; Belozerova, E.V. Gold mining impact on riverine heavy metal transport in a sparsely monitored region: The upper Lake Baikal Basin case. J. Environ. Monit. 2012, 14, 2780–2792. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  25. Fang, S.B.; Hu, H.; Sun, W.C.; Pan, J.J. Spatial Variations of Heavy Metals in the Soils of Vegetable-Growing Land along Urban-Rural Gradient of Nanjing, China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2011, 8, 1805–1816. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  26. Bai, F.; Ma, H.W.; Wang, Y.B. 13X zeolite molecular sieve on the water Hg~ (2+) adsorption performance of the experimental study to learn the leading edge. Earth Sci. Front. 2005, 1, 165–170. [Google Scholar]
  27. Zhou, W.N. Determination of Trace Hg~ (2+) of Metal Organic Framework Materials. Doctor’s Thesis, East China University of Technology, Shanghai, China, 2015. [Google Scholar]
  28. Gao, J. The Characteristics of Dissolved Organic matter (DOM) and Its Combination with in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area and Its Relationship with Hg~ (2+). Doctor’s Thesis, Southwestern University, Lanzhou, China, 2015. [Google Scholar]
  29. Chen, C. Research on Detection Technology of Lead and Mercury Based on Nucleic Acid Ligands. Doctor’s Thesis, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China, 2015. [Google Scholar]
  30. Fan, H.L.; Zhou, S.F.; Gao, J.; Liu, Y.Z. Continuous preparation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles through Impinging Stream-Rotating Packed Bed reactor and their electrochemistry detection toward heavy metal ions. J. Alloys Compd. 2016, 67, 354–359. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  31. Wang, N.; Sun, J.C.; Fan, H.; Ai, S.Y. Anion-intercalated layered double hydroxides modified test strips for detection of heavy metal ions. Talanta 2016, 148, 301–307. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  32. Sun, B.L.; Li, X.; Zhao, R.; Yin, M.Y.; Wang, Z.X.; Jiang, Z.Q.; Wang, C. Hierarchic alaminated PAN/γ–AlOOH electrospun composite nanofibers and their heavy metal ion adsorption performance. J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Eng. 2016, 62, 219–227. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  33. Zhou, Y.Y.; Tang, L.; Zeng, G.M.; Zhang, C.; Zhang, Y.; Xie, X. Current progress in biosensors for heavy metal ions based on DNAzymes/DNA molecules functionalized nanostructures: A review. Sens. Actuators B Chem. 2016, 223, 280–294. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  34. Li, H.M.; Wei, M.; Min, W.H.; Gao, Y.W.; Liu, X.Q.; Liu, J.S. Removal of heavy metal Ions in aqueous solution by Exopolysaccharides from Athelia rolfsii. Biocatal. Agric. Biotechnol. 2016, 6, 28–32. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  35. Li, N.T.; Zhang, D.M.; Zhang, Q.; Lu, Y.L.; Jiang, J.; Liu, G.L.; Liu, Q.J. Combing localized surface plasmon resonance with anodic stripping voltammetry for heavy metal ion detection. Sens. Actuators B Chem. 2016, 231, 349–356. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  36. Yang, H.Y.; Tang, Z.H.; Wang, L.K.; Zhou, W.J.; Li, L.G.; Zhang, Y.Q.; Chen, S.W. The Reactivity Study of PeptideA3-Capped Gold and Silver Nanoparticles with Heavy Metal Ions. Mater. Sci. Eng. B 2016, 210, 37–42. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  37. Tan, L.L.; Chen, Z.B.; Zhao, Y.; Wei, X.C.; Li, Y.H.; Zhang, C.; Wei, X.L.; Hu, X.C. Dual channel sensor for detection and discrimination of heavy metal ions based on colorimetric and fluorescence response of the AuNPs-DNA conjugates. Biosen. Bioelectron. 2016, 85, 414–421. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  38. Yang, H.H.; Ma, H.Y.; Shi, B.F.; Li, L.D.; Yan, W. Experimental study of the effects of heavy metal ions on the hydrogen production performance of Rhodobacter sphaeroides HY01. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2016, 41, 10631–10638. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  39. Zhou, S.F.; Han, X.J.; Liu, Y.Q. SWASV performance toward heavy metal ions based on a high-activity and simple magnetic chitosan sensing nanomaterials. J. Alloys Compd. 2016, 84, 1–7. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  40. Trchounian, K.; Poladyan, A.; Trchounian, A. Optimizing strategy for Escherichia coli growth and hydrogen production during glycerol fermentation in batch culture: Effects of some heavy metal ions and their mixtures. Appl. Energy 2016, 177, 335–340. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  41. Ji, W.B.; HuiKitYap, S.; Panwar, N.; Zhang, L.L.; Lin, B.; Ken, T.Y.; SweeChuan, T.; Wun, J.N.; Maszenan, B.A.M. Detection of low-concentration heavy metal ions using optical microfiber sensor. Sens. Actuators B Chem. 2016, 237, 142–149. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  42. Zhan, S.S.; Wu, Y.G.; Wang, L.M.; Zhan, X.J.; Zhou, P. A mini-review on functional nucleic acids-based heavy metal ion detection. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2016, 86, 353–368. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  43. Bae, J.Y.; Lee, H.J.; Choi, W.S. Cube sugar-like sponge/polymer brush composites for portable and user-friendly heavy metal ion adsorbents. J. Hazard. Mater. 2016, 320, 133–142. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  44. Karkra, R.; Kumar, P.K.S.; Bansod, B.; Krishna, R. Analysis of Heavy Metal Ions in Potable Water Using Soft Computing Technique. Procedia Comput. Sci. 2016, 93, 988–994. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  45. Shahinul Islam, M.; Choi, W.S.; Nam, B.; Yoon, C.; Lee, H.J. Needle-like iron oxide@CaCO3 adsorbents for ultrafast removal of anionic and cationic heavy metal ions. Chem. Eng. J. 2016, 307, 208–219. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  46. Mende, M.; Schwarz, D.; Steinbach, C.; Boldt, R.; Schwarz, S. Simultaneous adsorption of heavy metal ions and anions from aqueous solutions on chitosan—Investigated by spectrophotometry and SEM-EDX analysis. Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2016, 510, 275–282. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  47. Sahraei, R.; Ghaemy, M. Synthesis of modified gum tragacanth/grapheme oxide composite hydrogel for heavy metal ions removal and preparation of silver nanocomposite for antibacterial activity. Carbohydr. Polym. 2017, 157, 823–833. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  48. Wang, M.L.; Meng, G.W. Fluorophores-modified nanomaterials for trace detection of polychlorobiphenyls and heavy metal ions. Sens. Actuators B Chem. 2016, 243, 1137–1147. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  49. Deshmukh, S.; Kandasamy, G.; Upadhyay, R.K.; Bhattacharya, G.; Banerjee, D.; Maity, D.A.; Deshusses, M.; Susanta, S.R. Terephthalic acid capped iron oxide nanoparticles for sensitive electrochemical detection of heavy metal ions in water. J. Electroanal. Chem. 2017, 788, 91–98. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  50. Peng, W.J.; Li, H.Q.; Liu, Y.; Song, S.X. A review on heavy metal ions adsorption from water by grapheme oxide and its composites. J. Mol. Liq. 2017, 230, 496–504. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  51. Kołodyska, D.; Krukowska-Bąk, J.; Kazmierczak-Razna, J.; Pietrzak, R. Uptake of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions by sorbents obtained from the spent ion exchange resins. Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 2017, 244, 127–136. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  52. Trchounian, K.; Poladyan, A.; Trchounian, A. Enhancement of Escherichia coli bacterial biomass and hydrogen production by some heavy metal ions and their mixtures during glycerol vs. glucose fermentation at a relatively wide range of pH. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2017, 42, 6590–6597. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  53. Zhang, Z.H.; Ji, H.F.; Song, Y.P.; Zhang, S.; Wang, M.H.; Jia, C.C.; Tian, J.Y.; He, L.H.; Zhang, X.J.; Liu, C.S. Fe(III)-based Metal–Organic Framework-derived Core–shell Nanostructure: Sensitive Electrochemical Platform for High Trace Determination of Heavy Metal Ions. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2017, 94, 358–364. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  54. Momidi, B.K.; Tekuri, V.; Trivedi, D.R. Multi-signaling thiocarbohydrazide based colorimetric sensors for the selective recognition of heavy metal ions in an aqueous medium. Spectrochim. Acta Part A Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 2017, 180, 175–182. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  55. Tomczak, E.; Kamiski, W. Application of genetic algorithms to determine heavy metalions sorption dynamics on clinoptilolite bed. Chem. Process Eng. 2012, 33. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  56. Liu, Z.R.; Zhou, L.M.; Huang, Q.W. The adsorption performance of Hg~ (2+) on by thiourea modified Fe_3O_4/chitosan microspheres. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. 2010, 4, 78–81. [Google Scholar]
  57. Zhang, Q.M.; Ren, J.; Cheng, H. Synthesis of thiol resin and adsorption characteristics of Hg~ (2+). Environ. Sci. Res. 2010, 7, 888–891. [Google Scholar]
  58. Su, W.; Chen, J.Y.; Wang, E.J. High selective Hg~ (2+) ratio fluorescence probe based on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer between 1,8- naphthalene and Luo Danming. J. High. Educ. 2016, 2, 232–238. [Google Scholar]
  59. Serrano, S.; Vlassopoulos, D.; O’Day, P.A. Mechanism of Hg(II) Immobilization in Sediments by Sulfate-Cement Amendment. Appl. Geochem. 2016, 67, 68–80. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  60. Zheng, J. Electrochemical Detection of DNA and Proteins Thrombin and Nano-Gold Colloidal Magnetic Nanoparticles. Doctor’s Thesis, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, 2007. [Google Scholar]
  61. Ma, L.; Wang, Y.Q.; Ning, N.; Chen, Q.Y. Hg~ (2+), Ni~ (2+) and Cu~ (2+) on the acute and joint toxicity effects of on the thermophilic four membrane worm. Environ. Sci. Res. 2008, 4, 174–178. [Google Scholar]
  62. Li, H.H. A New Method for Visual Detection of Trace Hg~ (2+). Doctor’s Thesis, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China, 2012. [Google Scholar]
Ijerph 14 01232 g001 550
Figure 1. Synthesis routes of 2-(5-phenyl-2-(-1,3,4)-two-radical)-phenol-auxiliary ligands.
Figure 1. Synthesis routes of 2-(5-phenyl-2-(-1,3,4)-two-radical)-phenol-auxiliary ligands.
Ijerph 14 01232 g001
Ijerph 14 01232 g002 550
Figure 2. Synthesis route of Ir (III) coordination compound.
Figure 2. Synthesis route of Ir (III) coordination compound.
Ijerph 14 01232 g002
Ijerph 14 01232 g003 550
Figure 3. 1H NMR spectra of coordination compound Ir1.
Figure 3. 1H NMR spectra of coordination compound Ir1.
Ijerph 14 01232 g003
Ijerph 14 01232 g004 550
Figure 4. NMR spectra of coordination compound Ir2.
Figure 4. NMR spectra of coordination compound Ir2.
Ijerph 14 01232 g004
Ijerph 14 01232 g005 550
Figure 5. X-ray single crystal diffraction pattern of coordination compound Ir2 crystal structure.
Figure 5. X-ray single crystal diffraction pattern of coordination compound Ir2 crystal structure.
Ijerph 14 01232 g005
Ijerph 14 01232 g006 550
Figure 6. UV Vis absorption spectra of coordination compound Ir1, Ir2 acetonitrile solution (2.0 × 10–5 mol/L).
Figure 6. UV Vis absorption spectra of coordination compound Ir1, Ir2 acetonitrile solution (2.0 × 10–5 mol/L).
Ijerph 14 01232 g006
Ijerph 14 01232 g007 550
Figure 7. Acetonitrile coordination compoundes of Ir1 and Ir2 (2 × 10−5 mol/L) phosphorescence emission spectra.
Figure 7. Acetonitrile coordination compoundes of Ir1 and Ir2 (2 × 10−5 mol/L) phosphorescence emission spectra.
Ijerph 14 01232 g007
Ijerph 14 01232 g008 550
Figure 8. By adding 3 equivalents of metal ions with matter IR1 (A), the color change photos of Ir2 (B) acetonitrile solution (2.0 × 10−5 mol/L) in acetonitrile. (The two figures on the left side show the solution of the coordination compounds with the addition of Hg2+ color, the figures on the right, coordination compound color).
Figure 8. By adding 3 equivalents of metal ions with matter IR1 (A), the color change photos of Ir2 (B) acetonitrile solution (2.0 × 10−5 mol/L) in acetonitrile. (The two figures on the left side show the solution of the coordination compounds with the addition of Hg2+ color, the figures on the right, coordination compound color).
Ijerph 14 01232 g008
Ijerph 14 01232 g009 550
Figure 9. The response of coordination compound Ir1 acetonitrile solution to various metal ions (Hg2+, Cd2+, Pb2+, Ag+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Mg2+, Na+ and K+).
Figure 9. The response of coordination compound Ir1 acetonitrile solution to various metal ions (Hg2+, Cd2+, Pb2+, Ag+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Mg2+, Na+ and K+).
Ijerph 14 01232 g009
Table
Table 1. Bond lengthes (nm)-S, bond angles (°C)-T.
Table 1. Bond lengthes (nm)-S, bond angles (°C)-T.
ParameterST
Ir-C200.20090.2032
Ir-N80.19880.1971
Ir-O10.21670.2169
Ir-N30.20360.2010
Ir-N10.20720.2070
Ir-C70.19960.2003
Table
Table 2. UV-Vis absorption spectra and phosphorescence emission spectra of coordination compounds Ir1 and Ir2.
Table 2. UV-Vis absorption spectra and phosphorescence emission spectra of coordination compounds Ir1 and Ir2.
Coordination CompoundUV Absorption [λ, nm (ε, 103 M−1 cm−1)]Phosphorescence Emission (λmax, nm)
Ir1218 (44.9), 274 (31.5), 318 (17.9), 394 (9.4), 461 (4.2)603/655
Ir2221 (56.9), 274 (39.5), 318 (23.0), 399 (11.3), 462 (5.4)603/655

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Ma, H.; Tsai, S.-B. Design of Research on Performance of a New Iridium Coordination Compound for the Detection of Hg2+. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 1232. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph14101232

AMA Style

Ma H, Tsai S-B. Design of Research on Performance of a New Iridium Coordination Compound for the Detection of Hg2+. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14(10):1232. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph14101232

Chicago/Turabian Style

Ma, Hailing, and Sang-Bing Tsai. 2017. "Design of Research on Performance of a New Iridium Coordination Compound for the Detection of Hg2+" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 10: 1232. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph14101232

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop