Polymer-based fluorescence sensor incorporating triazole moieties for Hg2+ detection via click reaction

The polymer could be obtained by the polymerization of 1,4-dibutoxy-2,5-diethynylbenzene (M-1) with 1,4-diazidobenzene (M-2) via click reaction. The polymer show blue fluorescence. The responsive optical properties of the polymer on various transition metal ions were investigated by fluorescence spectra. Compared with other cations, such as Co2+, Ni2+, Ag+, Cd2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+, Hg2+ can exhibit the most pronounced fluorescence response of the polymer Hg2+ can exhibit the most pronounced fluorescence response of the polymer due to triazole moiety in the polymer main chain as the metal binding ligand. The results indicate this kind of conjugated polymer with triazole moiety synthesized by click reaction can be used as a selective fluorescence sensor for Hg2+ detection.