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Phototriggered Metal‐Ion Release from Phenolic Schiff Bases: A System for Metal‐Ion Photodelivery
Author(s) -
Zhang Xu,
Chen Yi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200900070
Subject(s) - schiff base , chemistry , metal , ligand (biochemistry) , metal ions in aqueous solution , ion , inorganic chemistry , derivative (finance) , polymer chemistry , photochemistry , organic chemistry , receptor , biochemistry , financial economics , economics
A phototriggered system for metal‐ion release is developed using a phenolic Schiff‐base derivative as ligand (see scheme). It is found that Zn 2+ can be completely released from the ligand by using a phototrigger. The metal‐releasing system is also active for other bivalent metal ions.