A novel electrochemical sensor based on 2D CuTCPP nanosheets and platelet ordered mesoporous carbon composites for hydroxylamine and chlorogenic acid

In this work, porphyrin-based 2D MOF CuTCPP/platelet ordered mesoporous carbon (pOMC) composites were successfully synthesized by conventional solvothermal reaction. The introduction of pOMC increases conductivity of CuTCPP/pOMC composites, weakens accumulation of the CuTCPP layers, and exposes active sites of CuTCPP. CuTCPP/pOMC composites show high electro-catalytic activity to the oxidation of hydroxylamine and the redox of chlorogenic acid. An electrochemical sensor based on CuTCPP/pOMC was constructed for quantitative determination of hydroxylamine and chlorogenic acid, and relevant mechanisms were discussed. Under optimized conditions, the fabricated sensor displays two wide linear responses in the ranges of 5.8–733.8 μM and 733.8–2933.8 μM for hydroxylamine, with a rapid response time about 1 s. For chlorogenic acid, the sensor presents linear responses in the ranges of 0.1–2 μM and 2–15 μM, with a high sensitivity of 10.18 μA/μM. The sensor was used to detect hydroxylamine and chlorogenic acid in real samples, and satisfactory results were obtained. The synthesis of CuTCPP/pOMC composites provides new strategy for designing electrochemical sensors based on 2D MOFs. [Display omitted] •2D CuTCPP nanosheets and platelet OMC composites were synthesized for the first time.•CuTCPP/pOMC sensor shows enhanced electro-catalytic activity compared to CuTCPP.•The linear range is wide and the response time is fast for hydroxylamine.•The sensitivity of chlorogenic acid is the highest in non-noble metal materials.•CuTCPP/pOMC composites provide new strategy for electrochemical sensors based on 2D MOFs.