Terphenyl based ‘Turn On’ fluorescent sensor for mercury
摘要:
New terphenyl-based derivative 4 with pyrene as a fluorophore has been synthesized and examined for its cation recognition abilities toward various cations by NMR and fluorescence spectroscopy. The results show that it has very high binding affinity (log beta = 5.12) and selectivity for mercury. A fluorescence enhancement of 375% was observed for the 4-Hg2+ system in THF. A Hg2+ selective electrode (ISE) was also formed which showed excellent selectivity over all the Other cations rested. The lower limit of detection is 2.1 x 10(-6) M. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.