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Shashanka Shekhar Samanta1, Prabhat Kumar Giri1, Naren Mudi1
1Department of Chemistry, Vidyasagar University, W.B, Midnapore, 721 102, India.
Abstract:
A multi responsive fluorescent probe, N',2-bis(E-4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzylidene)hydrazine-1-carbothiohydrazideV(H2L) has been synthesized through one step condensation method. Probe, H2L shows 'turn-on' dual sensing properties towards Cd2+ and H2AsO4- at two distinct wavelength. The probe (H2L) is spectroscopically characterized and the chemo-sensing mechanism has been demonstrated through 1H NMR, absorption, steady state and time resolved emission study. The most promising advantage of the probe is its application in the one-pot detection of Cd2+ (λem = 462 nm) and H2AsO4-(λem = 492 nm) where intense emission appears at two different wavelengths and the observed limit of detection (LOD) of H2L towards Cd2+ and H2AsO4- are 2.67 × 10-8 M and 5.14 × 10-6 M respectively. Further the 'turn-on' emission property of H2L towards Cd2+ is applied to construct INHIBIT logic gate.
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