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Jun Wang1, Yuyan Hu1, Qi Zhou1
1Chongqing Key Laboratory of Green Synthesis and Applications, College of Chemistry , Chongqing Normal University , Chongqing 401331 , China.
Abstract:
A metal-organic framework (MOF) [Cu(PDA)(DMF)] was synthesized under mild mixed solvothermal conditions. It is constructed by 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid (H2PDA) and Cu2+ ions. The complex exhibits high peroxidase-like activity and can catalytically oxidize the colorless substrate 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine to a blue product in the presence of H2O2. However, the peroxidase-like activity of [Cu(PDA)(DMF)] can be potently inhibited in the presence of dopamine. Based on this phenomenon, the colorimetric detection of dopamine was demonstrated with good selectivity and high sensitivity. [Cu(PDA)(DMF)] showed good stability and robust catalytic activity, which has been employed in the detection of dopamine in human urine and pharmaceutical samples.
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