Abstract
A new tetra-nuclear sulphate bridged complex (Cu4(SalTCB)4(SO4)2) was prepared based on benzyl 2-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)-1-methylhydrazine-1-carbodithioate (SalTCB) ligand and characterized by IR, UV–vis spectroscopy, HR ESI-MS, elemental analysis and single crystal X-ray. Solid-state X-ray results revealed that this complex was a sulphate-bridged macrocycle interwoven from four Cu2+ and four ligand molecules. The coordination property of SalTCB to Cu2+ was investigated as selective colorimetric Cu2+ sensor in buffered aqueous-acetonitrile. This sensing property was studied in detail by different spectroscopic analysis. The limit of detection (LOD) for Cu2+ was as low as 0.51 μM. Similarly, ChrDTCB solution based methodology was developed that afforded instant naked eye detection of Cu2+.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 136-140 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry Communications |
| Volume | 92 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- Cu sensor
- Macrocyclic complex
- Naked eye detection
- Tetra-metallic Cu complex