| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1230267 | Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy | 2014 | 8 Pages |
•R1 and R2 acts as fluorescent and colorimetric sensor for Fe3+, Cu2+, Hg2+ and Cr3+.•The binding constant of R2 was higher than R1 with 2:1 stoichiometry.•R1 and R2 detect Fe3+, Cu2+, Hg2+ and Cr3+ metals at micromolar levels.•R1 and R2 exhibits fluorescence quenching via PET mechanism.
Pyrrole based Schiff bases act as a highly sensitive probe for metal ions in aqueous medium. Both receptors R1 and R2 are sensitive towards Fe3+, Cu2+, Hg2+ and Cr3+ among the other metal ions. The sensing ability of the receptors are investigated via colorimetric, optical and emission spectroscopic studies. The binding stoichiometries of R1 and R2 with metal ions have been determined as 2:1 by using Job’s plot. The colorimetric receptors exhibited high sensitivity with a low detection limit of μM levels. In the presence of metal ions both receptors shows fluorescence quenching. This might be due to the photo induced electron transfer mechanism. The quenching constant was further determined using Stern–Volmer plot.
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