Novel aroylhydrazine-amide derivatives bearing pyridine core: synthesis, characterisations and selective colorimetric recognition properties

Four aroylhydrazine-amides receptors AR1-4 with a hydrazine spacer have been designed, synthesised and characterised as novel colorimetric chemosensors by typical spectroscopic techniques. The receptors AR1-3 exhibited certainly selectivity and sensitivity towards F- and AcO-, forming 1:1 stoichiometry complex by hydrogen-bond interaction. Furthermore, AR4 has especially shown obvious colour change in the presence of these two important biologically anions.