Citation: Meiling Xu, Xinyang Li, Pengyuan Liu, Junjun Liu, Xiao Han, Guodong Chai, Shuangling Zhong, Bai Yang, Liying Cui. A novel and visible ratiometric fluorescence determination of carbaryl based on red emissive carbon dots by a solvent-free method[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(2): 109860. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109860 shu

A novel and visible ratiometric fluorescence determination of carbaryl based on red emissive carbon dots by a solvent-free method

Meiling Xu ^a ,
Xinyang Li ^a ,
Pengyuan Liu ^b ,
Junjun Liu ^b ,
Xiao Han ^b ,
Guodong Chai ^a ,
Shuangling Zhong ^{a, c} ,
Bai Yang ^{b, *,} ,
Liying Cui ^{a, c, *,}

a.
College of Resources and Environment, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
b.
State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
c.
Key Laboratory of Straw Biology and Utilization, The Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China

byangchem@jlu.edu.cn

cuily@iccas.ac.cn

Received Date: 25 January 2024
Revised Date: 29 March 2024
Accepted Date: 3 April 2024
Available Online: 4 April 2024

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In this study, a simple and effective ratiometric fluorescence method has been developed for carbaryl detection, utilizing red emissive carbon dots (R-CDs). The underlying principle of this proposed strategy relies on the rapid hydrolysis of carbaryl under an alkaline condition and production of 1-naphthol with blue-emission at 462 nm. Furthermore, the as-synthesized R-CDs (Em. 677 nm), serve as a reference, enhancing the visual tracking of carbaryl through the transformation of fluorescent color from red to blue. The concentration of carbaryl exhibits a commendable linear correlation with the ratio of fluorescence intensity, ranging from 0 to 20 µg/mL (R² = 0.9989) with a low detection limit of 0.52 ng/mL. Additionally, the described methodology can be used for the enzyme-free visual assay of carbaryl, even in the presence of other carbamate pesticides and metal ions, in tap water and lake water samples with excellent accuracy (spiked recoveries, 94%–106.1%), high precision (relative standard deviation (RSD) ≤ 2.42), and remarkable selectivity. This fast and highly sensitive naked-eye ratiometric sensor holds immense promise for carbaryl detection in intricate environments and food safety fields.
- Carbon dots,
- Visual detection,
- Fluorescence sensor,
- Quantum yield,
- Carbaryl detection
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