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A novel colorimetric chemosensor for Cu2+ with high selectivity and sensitivity based on Rhodamine B

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9-formyl-8-hydroxy-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H, 5H-benzo[ij]-quinolizine rhodamine B hydrazone (FHQRH), a novel colorimetric chemosensor for Cu2+, was synthesized by a three-step synthetic route. It was found that FHQRH showed a high selectivity for Cu2+ ions and excellent anti-interference capability toward other metal ions. The FHQRH solution exhibited a visual color change after the addition of Cu2+, owing to the open spirocyclic structure via coordination with Cu2+. The complexation coefficient of FHQRH toward Cu2+ was measured to be 1:1. Furthermore, this Cu2+ chemosensor has a remarkable low detection limit of 0.45 μM, which is 2 % of the toxic level (20 μM) in drinking water as defined by the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA).

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This work was supported by Anhui Provincial Higher Educational Institutions Natural Science Foundation of China (KJ2011B168); the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21401065).

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041, China

    Changjiang Li & Yuchuan Zheng

  2. Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China

    Changjiang Li, Kaiqiang Xiang, Yunchang Liu, Baozhu Tian & Jinlong Zhang

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Li, C., Xiang, K., Liu, Y. et al. A novel colorimetric chemosensor for Cu2+ with high selectivity and sensitivity based on Rhodamine B. Res Chem Intermed 41, 10169–10180 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-015-2024-3

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