A new and highly sensitive and selective phenanthridine based sensor, 9-(7,8,13,14-tetrahydrodibenzo[a,i]phenanthridin-5-yl)benzo[h]quinolin-10-ol (PHBQ), was developed for the fluorescent ''turn-on'' detection of Th ion in acetonitrile: water (8:2) medium. The fluorescence intensity of PHBQ diminished in the region of pH 1 to 3 and could be recovered by adjusting the pH to above 4. The sensor PHBQ showed distinct spectral changes in response to Th ion over other competitive metal ions. The fluorescence displayed good linearity with the Th concentration in the equivalence of 0-0.5 equivalents. The detection limit was calculated to be as low as 99Â nM, which was less than that of previously reported sensors. The recognizing mechanism of PHBQ towards Th was investigated in detail using HR-MS, NMR, and IR spectroscopy. The economically viable Whatman filter paper was fabricated with PHBQ to develop a paper-based fluorescence kit to detect the Th in an aqueous medium efficiently. Furthermore, the application of sensor ligand in fluorescence imaging was studied in E-coli cells due to its minimal cytotoxicity and good optical properties. The obtained data suggest that the ligand PHBQ can be used as a fluorescent sensor for tracking Th in multiple applications.
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