Near-IR region absorbing 1,4-diaminoanthracene-9,10-dione motif based ratiometric chemosensors for Cu2+

A novel colorimetric and fluorogenic chemosensor for selective detection of Cu2+ ions in mixed aqueous media

A novel and easy-to-synthesize chemosensor (L) was developed for the selective sensing of Cu²⁺ ions in mixed aqueous medium.

Colorimetric detection of copper and chloride in DMSO/H₂O media using bromopyrogallol red as a chemosensor with analytical applications

We report bromopyrogallol red (BPR) as an easily available dye for detection of copper and chloride with distinct visual color changes in DMSO/H(2)O (9:1 v/v). The chemosensor has a high chromogenic selectivity for Cu(2+) over other cations with detection limit of 0.07 μg mL(-1). The obtained complex of Cu(2+) with BPR displayed ability to detect Cl(-) up to 0.79 μg mL(-1) in DMSO/H(2)O (9:1v/v) media over a large number of other anions. The linear dynamic ranges for the determinations of Cu(2+) and Cl(-) were 0.53-14.60 and 6.00-36.00 μg mL(-1), respectively. This receptor was successfully applied for the determination of Cl(-) and Cu(2+) in water samples.

Photochemistry of 1,n-dibenzyloxy-9,10-anthraquinones

The photochemistry of a series of 9,10-anthraquinones with multiple benzyloxy substituents was investigated. In polar solvent, the expected Blankespoor oxidative cleavage reaction is the major reaction pathway, but in most cases, several minor products were observed. In nonpolar solvents, the abundance of these minor products increases dramatically. Four types of product were observed with the favored reaction pathway shifting with minor changes in substitution on the anthraquinone. Several types of product require cleavage of the C-O bond on the benzyloxy group and, apparently, follow a photo-Claisen-type mechanism. Others involve the expected 1,5-diradical but do not exhibit the single-electron transfer usually observed in the Blankespoor-type reaction. The results indicate the importance of considering the medium and photoredox behavior in anthraquinone photochemistry.