A benzimidazole-based fluorescent sensor for Cu 2+ and its complex with a phosphate anion formed through a Cu 2+ displacement approach

Preeti Saluja, Navneet Kaur, Narinder Singh, Doo Ok Jang

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Abstract

A benzimidazole-based imine linked receptor was synthesized for fluorescent recognition of Cu 2+ in a CH 3CN/H 2O (8:2, v/v) solvent system. The receptor offers an opportunity for the selective estimation of Cu 2+ in the presence of another metal ion at equimolar concentration. The Cu 2+ complex with the receptor acted as a sensor for a phosphate anion, and the phosphate recognition event restored the fluorescence intensity of the receptor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3292-3295
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume53
Issue number26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Jun 27

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the India–Korea Joint Program of Cooperation in Science & Technology (2011-0027710) and the CSIR project. P.S. would like to thank UGC, India, for his research fellowship.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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