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Histidine‐naphthalimide based receptors were prepared with variation of the side chain amine having morpholine and 1,1‐dimethylethylenediamine. The prepared organic compounds were then employed as a framework for the fabrication of organic‐inorganic nanohybrid assembly with the aim of detection of environmentally essential anions in the aqueous medium. The size and morphology of the nanohybrid particles were confirmed with TEM and DLS analysis. Hybrid nanoparticles of morpholine naphthalimide show selective and sensitive response with cyanide ion. Subsequently, the hybrid nanoparticles of 1,1‐dimethylethylenediamine naphthalimide display visible difference with iodide ions and the response was electrochemically detected. Both the hybrid nanoparticles were utilized for the selective and sensitive detection of CN− and I− ions; with quite low detection limits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The exponential growth in the research field of water pollution control demands the evolution of novel sensing materials for regulation and quantification of metals ions. Within this context, the current work reports a new strategy for the synthesis of carbon dots from the hydrothermal treatment of organic nanoparticles. The organic nanoparticles are found to be selective towards Cs(I) ions with a detection limit of 5.3 nM, whereas the highly fluorescent carbon dots are found to be selective towards Ag(I) ions with a detection limit of 4.8 nM. Both sensing systems illustrate rapid sensing with a working pH range from 4–9. The interfacial molecular restructuring of the sensing systems in the aqueous phase has been investigated in the absence and presence of targeted metal ions using a sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopic tool. The practical applicability of the sensors was checked in environmental samples. This work opens new avenues for the exploration of temperature‐guided sensing modulation in nanomaterials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) have been extensively employed in various fields of science such as sensing, catalysis, and drug delivery. In this work, ionic liquid coated CQDs (IL@CQDs) have been used as catalysts for the rearrangement of a 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) amide coupling intermediate. The rearranged product was confirmed by single crystal structure analysis and it was processed into organic nanoparticles (ONPs). An optical detection method was used to scrutinize the anion sensing properties. The ONPs were found to be sensitive and selective for the recognition of highly toxic cyanide ions through enhancement in the fluorescence intensity. The cyanide ion co-ordinates with the –NH groups of the product and restricts the rotation of molecules around the single bond. The ONPs coated over silica-beads were also showing CN− recognition in the solid state. The detection limit for CN− sensing was found to be 3.8 nM, and real sample analysis depicts more than 90% accuracy in detection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]