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Novel hexapodal triazole linked to a cyclophosphazene core rhodamine-based chemosensor for selective determination of Hg2+ ions

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The hexapodal Rhodamine B derivative compound 3 containing a cyclotriphosphazene core was synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic techniques such as FT-IR, 1H, 13C and 31P NMR, HR-MS, MALDI MS and microanalysis. Compound 3 is a naked eye selective sensor with colorimetric and fluorescent properties for Hg2+ ions in the presence of other metal ions such as Na+, K+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Mg2+, Ag+, Mn2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, Zn2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, and Cr3+. The optical sensor properties of compound 3 were investigated using UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. The lowest detection limit of compound 3 was determined as 3.76 × 10−9 M (0.75 ppb) for Hg2+ ions. The stoichiometry of compound 3-Hg2+ complex was found to be 1:3 (ligand/metal ion). The reusable test strip was improved by the immobilization of compound 3 into a hydrogel network. The reusability of the sensor and test strip was tested with S2− ion solutions.

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This work was financially supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, Project 112 T278).

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Arts, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, 17020, Turkey

    Hava Ozay & Reyhan Kagit

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, 17020, Turkey

    Mehmet Yildirim

  3. Department of Chemistry, Gebze Institute of Technology, Gebze, Kocaeli, 41400, Turkey

    Serkan Yesilot

  4. Lapseki Vocational School, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technologies, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Lapseki, Canakkale, 17800, Turkey

    Ozgur Ozay

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Ozay, H., Kagit, R., Yildirim, M. et al. Novel hexapodal triazole linked to a cyclophosphazene core rhodamine-based chemosensor for selective determination of Hg2+ ions. J Fluoresc 24, 1593–1601 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-014-1444-6

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