A new fluoro-chromogenic chemosensor based on BODIPY-functionalized gold nanoparticles 1 is prepared. Addition of Cu(2+) ions to aqueous solutions of 1 gave an instantaneous color change along with a blue-shift of the absorption band and quenching of the emission spectrum at room temperature. The chemosensor 1 exhibits a high affinity and selectivity for Cu(2+) over competing metal ions tested....

A series of 5-dialkyl(aryl)aminomethyl-8-hydroxyquinoline dansylates were synthesized and their fluoroionophoric properties toward representative alkali ions, alkaline earth ions and transition metal ions were investigated. Among the selected ions, Fe3+ caused considerable quenching of the fluorescence, while Cr3+ caused quenching to some extent. The absence of any significant fluorescence quen...

A thermodynamic study on the interaction of bovine carbonic anhydrase II, CAII, with cobalt(II) and iron(III) ions was made using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) at 300.15 K and 310.15 K in Tris buffer solutions at pH = 7.5. The enthalpies of interaction of Co2++ CAII and Fe3++ CAII are reported and analyzed in terms of the extended solvation theory. The results indicate that there are t...

The fluorescent chemosensors 3, 5 and 7 based on thiacalix[4]arene bearing naphthyl groups have been designed and synthesized. The optical chemosensor 3 based on a thiacalix[4]arene of cone conformation behaves as "turn-on" optical chemosensor for Fe(3+) and F(-) ions. However, chemosensors 5 and 7 based on a thiacalix[4]arene of 1,3-alternate conformation demonstrate "turn-on" optical behaviou...

9,10-Anthraquinone-based chemosensor 1 indicates the presence of Cu(II) ions among other transition metal ions with high selectivity by a color change from yellow to dark red. Chemosensor 2 shows binding toward Cu(II), Ni(II) and Co(II) with color changes from yellow to dark red, red and pale green, respectively. Especially, Co(II) binding with chemosensor 2 causes significantly green fluoresce...

A new naked-eye chromogenic chemosensor based on 2-thiohydantoin shows high selectivity for fluoride ions and is used to develop a test paper for detection of fluoride ions in the solid state.