A fluorescence compound of benzocoumarin typical skeleton was synthesized
and its interaction with various metal ions was evaluated. The synthesis was
performed via Knoevenagel condensation whereas identification of the product
was accomplished by various spectroscopic techniques. The chemo-sensor test
against representative metal ions was monitored by fluorescence
spectrophotometry. Density Functional Theory calculation (DFT)
(Functional/basis set; M06/6-31G (d, p)) was also carried out to clarify the
experimental results and to confirm the mechanism of interaction. The
3-oxo-3H-benzo[f]chromene-2-carboxylic acid 1 was obtained as yellow solid
with; 60 % chemical yield, melting point; 235.6 - 236.7?C, ?max UV/Visible,
?em and Stokes shift (MeOH / nm); 374, 445, and 71 nm, respectively.
Structure of the compound was identified based on spectroscopic data and
literature comparison. The compound 1 exhibited a chelation quenched
fluorescence (CHQF) phenomenon toward Na+ ion selectively, with binding
stoichiometry (1:2) and LoD and LoQ of 0.14 and 0.48 mg/L, respectively.
Based on DFT calculation, compound 1 chelated Na+ ion through mechanism of
oxidative (1:1 equivalent) and reductive (2:1 equivalent) Photoinduced
Electron Transfer (PET), correspondingly.