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Piperazine-based new sensor: selective ratiometric sensing of Fe3+, logic gate construction and cell imaging
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journal contribution
posted on 2015-01-12, 14:58 authored by Kumaresh Ghosh, Debojyoti TarafdarNewly designed and synthesised chemosensor 1 selectively recognises Fe3+ ions in CHCl3–MeOH (1:1, v/v) by showing ratiometric change in emission and green colouration of the solution under the exposure of UV light. The ensemble 1·Fe3+ selectively detects F− ions over other halides and the phenomenon is useful to construct combinatorial logic gate. Furthermore, the probe 1 can be used for in vitro detection of Fe3+ in human cervical cancer (HeLa) cells.