The different interactions between a chemosensor, 1-（naphthalen-2-yl）-3-（6-nitrobenzothiazol-2-yl）-thiourea （1）, and F, acetate （AcO-）, Cl-, and Br- anions have been investigated theoretically at the B3LYP/6-3...The different interactions between a chemosensor, 1-（naphthalen-2-yl）-3-（6-nitrobenzothiazol-2-yl）-thiourea （1）, and F, acetate （AcO-）, Cl-, and Br- anions have been investigated theoretically at the B3LYP/6-31＋G（d,p） level with the basis set superposition error （BSSE） correction. It was found that the high selectivity of compound 1 for F- can be ascribed to the ability of the anion to deprotonate the N-H fragment of the host sensor, while the chemosensor also has a strong affinity for AcO- by virtue of the formation of a hydrogen-bonded complex. Intramolecular charge transfer （ICT） causes the colorimetric signaling of compound 1 after interaction with F-/AcO. A study of substituent effects suggested that the O/NH- and O/S-substituted derivatives are also expected to be promising candidates for chromogenic F3AcO chemosensors.展开更多
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文摘The different interactions between a chemosensor, 1-（naphthalen-2-yl）-3-（6-nitrobenzothiazol-2-yl）-thiourea （1）, and F, acetate （AcO-）, Cl-, and Br- anions have been investigated theoretically at the B3LYP/6-31＋G（d,p） level with the basis set superposition error （BSSE） correction. It was found that the high selectivity of compound 1 for F- can be ascribed to the ability of the anion to deprotonate the N-H fragment of the host sensor, while the chemosensor also has a strong affinity for AcO- by virtue of the formation of a hydrogen-bonded complex. Intramolecular charge transfer （ICT） causes the colorimetric signaling of compound 1 after interaction with F-/AcO. A study of substituent effects suggested that the O/NH- and O/S-substituted derivatives are also expected to be promising candidates for chromogenic F3AcO chemosensors.
