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Design of a Sensitive Fluorescent Zn-Based Metal-Organic Framework Sensor for Cimetidine Monitoring in Biological and
Zahra Afravi1, Valiollah Nobakht1, Nahid Pourreza1
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, IR 6135743337 Ahvaz, Iran.
Abstract:
A new highly fluorescent zinc-organic framework [Zn2(btca)(DMSO)2]n (Zn-MOF) was prepared via in situ ligand formation by the solvothermal reaction of Zn(NO3)2·6H2O and pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) in DMSO solvent. During the solvothermal reaction, PMDA was gradually hydrolyzed to a pyromellitic acid, 1,2,4,5-benzene tetracarboxylic acid (H4btca), to provide a tetracarboxylic acid as a linker in the reaction medium. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis exhibits a 3D porous structure with open tetragonal channels running along the crystallographic c-axis. The Zn-MOF was explored as an on-mode fluorescent sensor for tracing cimetidine in biological fluids and pharmaceutical samples in the presence of interfering species. The results show a quick response in a short time range. The characteristics of this sensor were investigated by field-emission scanning electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared and UV-vis spectroscopy as well as thermogravimetric, and elemental analyses.
