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Water-soluble anionic N-confused porphyrin for sensitive and selective detection of heavy metal pollutants in aqueous environment

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Efficient detection and quantification of metal ions in real time and in a cost-effective manner is a critical step in combating the increasing danger of heavy metal contamination of our biosphere. The potential of water-soluble anionic derivative of N-confused tetraphenylporphyrin (WS-NCTPP) has been investigated for quantitative detection of heavy metal ions. The results show that the photophysical properties of WS-NCTPP differ significantly in the presence of four metal ions, namely Hg(II), Zn(II), Co(II) and Cu(II). The variation in the spectral behaviour is driven by the formation of 1:1 complexes with all the four cations with varied degree of complexation. The selectivity of the sensing is studied through interference studies, indicating maximum selectivity for Hg(II) cations. Computational studies of the structural features of the metal complexes with WS-NCTPP help in establishing the geometry and binding interactions between the metal ions and the porphyrin nucleus. The results demonstrate the promising potential of the NCTPP probe which should be utilized for detection of heavy metal ions, especially mercury, in the near future.

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Acknowledgements

MM thank Department of Science and Technology for DST-WOS-A fellowship vide no: SR/WOS-A/CS-97/2018 (G). NS is grateful to the Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Research, Training and Human Development Institute (SARTHI) for the CSMNRF-2020 fellowship. The authors thank SAIF (Indian Institute of Technology-Mumbai) for facilitating NMR (500 MHz) instrument; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology (Institute of Chemical Technology, ICT-Mumbai) for facilitating NMR (300 MHz) instrument; Department of Dyes (ICT-Mumbai) for facilitating UV-visible spectrometer.

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The work of Muthu Mariammal was supported by the Department of Science and Technology (IN), SR/WOS-A/CS-97/2018 (G), and the work of Nisha Sahane was supported by SARTHI (IN), CSMNRF-2020.

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MM carried out the synthesis of WS-NCTPP, other experimental work, and its analysis, and written the original draft; NS performed the computational optimizations; ST written the original draft, reviewed, and edited the manuscript; all the authors were involved in discussion of the paper.

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Mariammal, M., Sahane, N. & Tiwari, S. Water-soluble anionic N-confused porphyrin for sensitive and selective detection of heavy metal pollutants in aqueous environment. ANAL. SCI. 39, 1317–1325 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-023-00341-5

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