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Published on: February 16, 2022
Recent progress in development of 2,3-diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN) based chemosensors for sensing of ionic and reactive
Aruna1, Bhawna Rani1, Suman Swami1
1Department of Chemistry, Manipal University Jaipur VPO-Dehmi-Kalan, Off Jaipur-Ajmer Express Way Jaipur Rajasthan India 303007 rahul.shrivastava@jaipur.manipal.edu arunava.agarwala@jaipur.manipal.edu.
Abstract:
2,3-Diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN) has proved to be a valuable organic π-conjugated molecule having many applications in the area of chemosensors for sensing of ionic and neutral species because of its ability to act as a building block for well-defined molecular architectures and scaffolds for preorganised arrays of functionality. In this article, we discussed the utilization of 2,3-diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN) for the design and development of chemosensor molecules and their application in the area of metal ion, anion and reactive oxygen species sensing. Along with these, we present different examples of DAMN based chemosensors for multiple ion sensing. We also discuss the ion sensing mechanism and potential uses in other related areas of research.
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