Abstract
We report the selective recognition of sulfate anion in aqueous medium at biological pH 7.2 over the other interfering anions based on naphthoic acid bearing tripodal ligand by applying fluorescence turn off -on mechanism. The carboxylic acid groups in the ligand enhance the solubility in water and enable it to form complex with copper salt. Thus formed L-Cu2+ ensemble quench the fluorescence of the parent ligand and in turn recognize sulfate anion via revival of fluorescence intensity. The 1:2 stoichiometry was confirmed by ESI mass spectral data and Job's plot. The average binding constant was found to be 6.2×10(8) M(-2).
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