Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
Here we report the sensing properties of the aqueous solution of meso-tetra(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphine tetrachloride (1) for simultaneous detection of toxic metal ions by using UV-vis spectroscopy. Cationic porphyrin 1 displayed different electronic absorptions in UV-vis region upon interacting with Hg2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, and Cu2+ ions in neutral water solution at room temperature. Quite interestingly, the porphyrin 1 showed that it can function as a single optical chemical sensor and/or metal ion receptor capable of detecting two or more toxic metal ions, particularly Hg2+, Pb2+, and Cd2+ ions coexisting in a water sample. Porphyrin 1 in an aqueous solution provides a unique UV-vis sensing system for the determination of Cd2+ in the presence of larger metal ions such as Hg2+, or Pb2+. Finally, the examination of the sensing properties of 1 demonstrated that it can operate as a Cu2+ ion selective sensor via metal displacement from the 1-Hg2+, 1-Pb2+, and 1-Cd2+.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/1905454
Repository Citation
Zamadar, Matibur; Orr, Christopher; and Uherek, Miranda, "Water Soluble Cationic Porphyrin Sensor for Detection of Hg2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, and Cu2+" (2016). Faculty Publications. 80.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/chemistry_facultypubs/80
Supplementary Materials
Comments
Matibur Zamadar, Christopher Orr, and Miranda Uherek, “Water Soluble Cationic Porphyrin Sensor for Detection of Hg2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, and Cu2+,” Journal of Sensors, vol. 2016, Article ID 1905454, 8 pages, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/1905454.