A facile fluorescent chemosensor based on a water-soluble porphyrin for Mo(6+) in aqueous solution

A novel water-soluble porphyrin (5,10,15,20-tetra(3-ethoxy-4-hydroxy-5-sulfonate) phenylporphyrin, H2TEHPPS) was synthesized. H2TEHPPS exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity towards Mo(6+). The enhanced fluorescence response of H2TEHPPS after titration with Mo(6+) in aqueous solution at pH3.5 was attributed to the formation of an inclusion complex between the porphyrin ring and Mo(6+), which R(2)=0.999 from 10 to 1000μgL(-1), providing a detection limit of 1.5μgL(-1). The fluorescence response of H2TEHPPS towards Mo(6+) showed excellent selectivity over other transition metal cations.