A rhodamine-based dual chemosensor for Cu(II) and Fe(III)
Anindita Sikdar1, Sujit Sankar Panja, Partha Biswas
1Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, WB, India, 713209.
Abstract:
An "off-on" rhodamine-based fluorescence probe for the selective signaling of Cu(II) and Fe(III) has been designed and synthesized. The optical properties of this compound have been investigated in acetonitrile-water (1:1) binary solution. Very interestingly, this compound showed sensitivity and selectivity towards Cu(II) during absorption process and towards Fe(III) during emission process. So this is a nice example of an excellent dual chemosensor for two biologically/physiologically very important transition metal ions using only the two very different techniques (absorption and emission); both cases displayed only intensity enhancement.
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