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Koshiro Inoue1, Shunichi Aikawa2, Yasumasa Fukushima1
1Faculty of Science and Engineering, Toyo University, 2100 Kujirai, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.
Abstract:
The pyrogallol red (PR)-based Cu2+ complex was proven to be an effective and selective colorimetric chemosensing ensemble for recognition of oxalate over other anions in a perfect aqueous solution. The addition of oxalate to the PR-Cu2+ complex resulted in a colour change from purple to orange colour due to the regeneration of PR by the chelation of oxalate with Cu2+ , while other anions did not induce any significant colour change. Moreover, it was revealed that no obvious interference was observed during the titrations with oxalate into each other anion. Therefore, the PR-Cu2+ complex can be used as a simple and practical colorimetric chemosensor for detecting oxalate.
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