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Colorimetric recognition of acetate anions in aqueous solution using charge neutral azo derivatives
Weiwei Huang1, Yaping Li, Hai Lin
1Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Two novel highly sensitive colorimetric acetate anion receptors: 4-phenylazo-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde 4-nitrophenylhydrazone (1) and 4-phenylazo-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone (2) based on azo derivative have been designed and synthesized. UV-vis experiments show that receptor 1 and receptor 2 can selectively recognize acetate in DMSO and even in 9/1 DMSO/H(2)O (v/v) mixtures. Meanwhile the color changes induced by anions can provide a way of detection by 'naked-eye'. The further insights to the nature of interactions between receptor 1, 2 and AcO(-) have been investigated by (1)H NMR titration experiments.
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