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A Highly Selective and Non-Reaction Based Chemosensor for the Detection of Hg2+ Ions Using a Luminescent Iridium(III) Complex

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Title
A Highly Selective and Non-Reaction Based Chemosensor for the Detection of Hg2+ Ions Using a Luminescent Iridium(III) Complex
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PLOS ONE, March 2013
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0060114
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Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan, Wai-Chung Fu, Modi Wang, Li-Juan Liu, Chung-Hang Leung, Dik-Lung Ma

Abstract

We report herein a novel luminescent iridium(III) complex with two hydrophobic carbon chains as a non-reaction based chemosensor for the detection of Hg(2+) ions in aqueous solution (<0.002% of organic solvent attributed to the probe solution). Upon the addition of Hg(2+) ions, the emission intensity of the complex was significantly enhanced and this change could be monitored by the naked eye under UV irradiation. The iridium(III) complex shows high specificity for Hg(2+) ions over eighteen other cations. The system is capable of detecting micromolar levels of Hg(2+) ions, which is within the range of many chemical systems.

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Geographical breakdown

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Unknown 12 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 33%
Student > Master 2 17%
Student > Bachelor 1 8%
Researcher 1 8%
Professor > Associate Professor 1 8%
Other 1 8%
Unknown 2 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 7 58%
Chemical Engineering 1 8%
Engineering 1 8%
Unknown 3 25%
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