A multifunctional and water-stable Cd (II) coordination polymer: Sensitive detection of roxarsone, Fe3+, CrO42− and Cr2O72− in aqueous media

A two-dimensional (2D) water-stable Cd (II) luminescent coordination polymer ( 1 ), namely {[CdLCl 2 ]} n , was obtained through assembly of a new 2-deoxy- d -ribose derivative ligand (L) with CdCl 2 , 1 showed high stability in water. Further investigation showed that 1 can be used as luminescent probe for the organoarsenic compound Roxarsine (ROX) with high selectivity and sensitivity, high quenching constants (K SV  = 2.34 × 10 4 M −1 ), low limits of detection (LOD) (0.16 μM) and good recyclability in aqueous media. In addition, this luminescent probe can detect some inorganic harmful ions (Fe 3+ , Cr 2 O 7 2− and CrO 4 2− ) with excellent versatility. The detection mechanism was proved that the quenching was caused by competitive absorption and resonance energy transfer effect between 1 and analytes. More strikingly, a simple 1 -based test strip was developed owing to the quick response and recyclability of 1 , which shows visible quenching signals under UV light even when analytes concentrations are as low as 5 μM. This work has provided an effective method for the design of multifunctional CP luminescent sensors for pollutants detections in aqueous media.