A series of luminescent transition metal complexes using the pH-sensitive ligand 5-carboxy-1,10-phenanthroline has been synthesized and characterized. The complexes, based on Ru(II) and Re(I), show monotonic changes in both luminescent intensity and lifetime with pH values over the range 2 < pH < 9. The impact of various structural features on both the range of pH sensitivity and dynamic response was studied using both intensity and lifetime measurements. It was possible to predictably tune the pH sensitivity range over about 1.5 pKa units. While significant variation in the dynamic response range was observed, the correlation with structural features needs further study.

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Sorbent polymers can be designed to target molecular interactions with a variety of hazardous chemicals including explosives, chemical agents, narcotics, and toxic industrial chemicals. Applications of functionalized sorbent polymers include preconcentrator devices, SPME fibers, membrane introduction systems, chromatographic stationary phases and coatings for chemical sensors. One common feature of a wide range of hazardous chemicals is their hydrogen bond (h-b) basicity. In this work, we report on the synthesis and characterization of a h-b acidic hyperbranched carbosilane fluoroalcohol based sorbent polymer (poly(methyldi(1,1,1-trifluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-2-hydroxypent-4-enyl)silane; HCSFA2), which is suitable for sorbing these hazardous h-b basic analytes. Multiple batches of HCSFA2 were characterized with routine composition, spectroscopic, thermal analysis, and inverse gas chromatography (iGC) to evaluate polymer physicochemical properties. In comparison with previously developed h-b acidic polymers (e.g., FPOL and SXFA), HCSFA2 exhibits a sorption improvement of 10-15 fold for h-b basic analytes. V C 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 3000-3009, 2010