Selective Fe2+ ion recognition using a fluorescent pyridinyl-benzoimidazole-derived ionophore

  • Jeong Ah Lee
  • , Geun Hee Eom
  • , Hyun Min Park
  • , Ju Hoon Lee
  • , Hyesun Song
  • , Chang Seop Hong
  • , Sungho Yoon
  • , Cheal Kim

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Abstract

Fluorescent organic molecules that respond to changes in the Fe 2+ concentration with selectivity to other abundant di-valent metal ions will offer the ability to understand the dynamic fluctuations of the Fe2+ ion in interesting media. The use of 6-Br-ppmbi, derived from 2-pyridin-2-yl-benzimidazole, for metal ion-selective fluorescence recognition was investigated. Screening of the main group and transition metal ions showed exclusive selectivity for Fe2+ ions even in the presence of competing metal ions. In addition, the requirement for low concentrations of probe molecules to detect certain amounts of Fe2+ ions make this sensor unique compared to previously reported Fe2+ ion sensors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3625-3628
Number of pages4
JournalBulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
Volume33
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Nov 2012

Keywords

  • 6-Br-ppmbi
  • Fe cation
  • Fluorescent chemical sensor

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