Selective recognition of sulfate anions in a 95% ethanol solvent with a simple neutral salicylaldehyde dansyl hydrazine Schiff base tuned by Brønsted-Lowry acid-base reaction

A fluoride-sensing receptor based on 2,2'-bis(indolyl)methane by dual-function of colorimetry and fluorescence

A compound based on 2,2'-bis(indolyl)methane containing nitro group was studied as a new anion receptor. It could recognize selectively F(-) by an increasing fluorescence signal and a visible color change from colorless to blue. The introduction of nitro group induced the spectral dual-function related to the deprotonation of N-H protons.

The advantage of spectrophotometric measurement for size-selective complexing of Cu(II) with O₂N₂-azacrown ligands

A comparative investigation of the interaction of Cu(II) with a series of 15- to 19-membered mixed-donor dibenzo-substituted macrocyclic ligands, each incorporating an O2N2-donor set, has been carried out using UV-Visible studies in methanol. Although a ring size effect has been reported for a related series of Ni(II) complexes, no such metal ion discrimination has been reported for Cu(II) in terms of its binding constants with 14- to 17-membered macrocycles. Employing Job's method of continuous variation established 1:1 stoichiometry for the interaction between Cu(II) and 1-5. From UV-Visible studies applying the Benesi-Hildebrand equation, the binding constants (K) of Cu(II) with 1-5 were determined to be Cu(II)/1=3330 (±321) dm(3) mol(-1), Cu(II)/2=33,700 (±71) dm(3) mol(-1), Cu(II)/3=7260 (±151) dm(3) mol(-1), Cu(II)/4=57,000 (±257) dm(3) mol(-1) and Cu(II)/5=13,900 (±398) dm(3) mol(-1) in methanol at 25°C, respectively. The calculated binding constants showed a saw-tooth pattern in which 4 (18-membered ring) gives the highest K value for these complexes. The thermodynamic parameters (ΔG, ΔH, and TΔS) of the respective complexes have also been determined.