{"title":"Control Synthesis of Multicolor Emitting Carbonized Polymer Dots Using Different Dihydroxynaphthalene Isomers.","authors":"Xingzhong Chen, Fang Yan, Jiurong Li, Xiao Gong","doi":"10.1021/jacsau.4c01220","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Carbonized polymer dots (CDs) with sizes smaller than 10 nm have gained significant interest, particularly in the pursuit of multicolor fluorescence, which is a fascinating field of research. Here, we report the control synthesis of multicolor CDs with tunable emissions via the rational selection of isomer-based reaction precursors. Using cost-friendly dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) isomers (1,7-DHN, 1,6-DHN, or 2,7-DHN) and l-methionine as the precursors, multicolor CDs with blue, green, and red fluorescence were obtained under ethanol-thermal conditions. It can be observed that structural changes in the coordination of the hydroxyl group within the aromatic compound DHN lead to a significant redshift in the emission of the synthesized CDs. Notably, the red-emitting CDs (r-CDs, 10 μM) at very low concentrations exhibit high sensitivity to tetracycline (TC), and the ratiometric fluorescent probe based on r-CDs enables quantitative and visual detection of TC. Compared with ratiometric fluorescent probes containing metal and rare earth elements, CDs-based ratiometric fluorescent probes are more cost-effective and environmentally friendly.</p>","PeriodicalId":94060,"journal":{"name":"JACS Au","volume":"5 3","pages":"1350-1358"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11938013/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"JACS Au","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.4c01220","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/3/24 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Carbonized polymer dots (CDs) with sizes smaller than 10 nm have gained significant interest, particularly in the pursuit of multicolor fluorescence, which is a fascinating field of research. Here, we report the control synthesis of multicolor CDs with tunable emissions via the rational selection of isomer-based reaction precursors. Using cost-friendly dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) isomers (1,7-DHN, 1,6-DHN, or 2,7-DHN) and l-methionine as the precursors, multicolor CDs with blue, green, and red fluorescence were obtained under ethanol-thermal conditions. It can be observed that structural changes in the coordination of the hydroxyl group within the aromatic compound DHN lead to a significant redshift in the emission of the synthesized CDs. Notably, the red-emitting CDs (r-CDs, 10 μM) at very low concentrations exhibit high sensitivity to tetracycline (TC), and the ratiometric fluorescent probe based on r-CDs enables quantitative and visual detection of TC. Compared with ratiometric fluorescent probes containing metal and rare earth elements, CDs-based ratiometric fluorescent probes are more cost-effective and environmentally friendly.