Open AccessA Selective Chemosensor for Mercuric Ions Based on 4-Aminothiophenol-Ruthenium(II) Bis(bipyridine) Complex
Author(s) -
Amer A. G. Al Abdel Hamid,
Mohammad Al-Khateeb,
Ziyad A. Taha,
Mahmoud Qudah,
Safwan M. Obeidat,
AbdelMonem M. Rawashdeh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-2026
pISSN - 2090-2034
DOI - 10.1155/2011/843051
Subject(s) - ruthenium , potentiometric titration , hexafluorophosphate , chemistry , detection limit , aqueous solution , metal ions in aqueous solution , bipyridine , inorganic chemistry , ion , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , titration , photochemistry , ionic liquid , crystallography , organic chemistry , catalysis , chromatography , physics , quantum mechanics , crystal structure
A new ruthenium(II) complex (cis-ruthenium-bis[2,2′-bipyridine]-bis[4-aminothiophenol]-bis[hexafluorophosphate]) has been synthesized and characterized using standard analytical and spectroscopic techniques, FTIR, 1H and 13C-NMR, UV/vis, elemental analysis, conductivity measurements, and potentiometric titration. Investigation of the synthesized complex with metal ions showed that this complex has photochemical properties that are selective and sensitive toward the presence of mercuric ion in aqueous solution. The detection limit for mercuric ions using UV/vis spectroscopy was estimated to be ~ 0.4 ppm. The results presented herein may have an important implication in the development of a spectroscopic selective detection for mercuric ions in aqueous solution
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