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A Fluorescent Sensor for Al(III) and Colorimetric Sensor for Fe(III) and Fe(II) Based on a Novel 8-Hydroxyquinoline Derivative

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A novel 8-hydroxyquinoline-based fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensor was designed, synthesized and fully characterized. The sensor showed high selectivity and sensitivity toward Al3+ over other tested cations in EtOH/H2O (1:99, v/v) medium. The increase in fluorescence intensity was linearly proportional to the concentration of Al3+ with a detection limit of 7.38 × 10−6 M. Moreover, the sensor exhibited an obvious color change from yellow to black in the presence of Fe2+ and Fe3+ in EtOH/THF (99:1, v/v) solution. The absorbance changes showed a linear response to iron ions with the detection limits of 4.24 × 10−7 M and 5.60 × 10−7 M for Fe2+ and Fe3+, respectively. Thus, this chemosensor provides a novel approach for selectively recognition of Al3+, Fe3+ and Fe2+ among environmentally relevant metal ions.

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    Negar Lashgari & Alireza Badiei

  2. Nanobiomedicine Center of Excellence, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Alireza Badiei

  3. Department of Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

    Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani

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Lashgari, N., Badiei, A. & Mohammadi Ziarani, G. A Fluorescent Sensor for Al(III) and Colorimetric Sensor for Fe(III) and Fe(II) Based on a Novel 8-Hydroxyquinoline Derivative. J Fluoresc 26, 1885–1894 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-016-1883-3

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