A Pyrene Coupled Azaine-linkage Chromo-fluorogenic Probe for Specific Detection of Sarin Gas Stimulant, Diethylchlorophosphate.

ABSTRACT

Owing to the extreme toxicity and easy synthesis protocol of G-series nerve agents, developing an efficient sensor for selective detection is necessary. Although various traditional methods are utilized to identify these nerve agents, chromo-fluorogenic probes have gained attractive attention from the scientific communities. In the present contribution, we have introduced a new symmetrical aza-substituted chromo-fluorogenic sensor, BPH, for specific detection of sarin gas, one of the fatal G-series nerve agents surrogate, diethylchlorophosphate (DCP). BPH shows a noticeable naked eye colorimetric change from pale yellow to light pink in the presence of DCP, displaying highly intense bright greenish cyan color photoluminosity under a 365 nm UV lamp,which is also manifested from the color chromaticity diagram. A BPH-staining paper stirps-based test kit experiment has been demonstrated for the on-site detection of nerve agent mimics. A more attractive and efficient application of BPH as a sarin gas vapor phase sensor mimics DCP in solid and solution phases. The BPH-based chromo-fluorogenic sensor shows excellent selectivity toward DCP with a detection and quantification limit in the µM range. This report invokes a new way for the researchers to detect DCP employing a simple chromo-fluorogenic sensor, which could be prepared by a time-saving, straightforward, handy protocol from the cost-effective starting materials.