Diaza-18-crown-6 appended dual 7-hydroxyquinolines; mercury ion recognition in aqueous solution

Mei‐Lin Ho, Kew‐Yu Chen, Lai‐Chin Wu, Jiun‐Yi Shen, Gene‐Hsiang Lee, Mei-Ju Ko, Chih‐Chieh Wang, Jyh‐Fu Lee, Pi‐Tai Chou

Chemical Communications · 2008 · 25 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

8,8'-(1,4,10,13-Tetraoxa-7,16-diazacyclooctadecane-7,16-diyl)bis(methylene)diquinolin-7-ol (TDBQ) was synthesized and proved to recognize Hg2+ via reducing Hg2+ to Hg+, forming a unique Hg(2)2+ - complex.

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