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A PVC membrane incorporating p-tert-butyl calix[4]crown with imine units as an ionophore was prepared and used in an ion-selective electrode for the determination of mercury(II) ions. An electrode based on this ionophore showed a good potentiometric response for mercury(II) ions over a wide concentration range of 5.0 × 10-5 - 1.0 × 10-1 M with a near-Nernstian slope of 27.3 mV per decade. The detection limit of the electrode was 2.24 × 10-5 M and the electrode worked well in the pH range of 1.3 - 4.0. The electrode showed a short response time of less than 20 s. The electrode also showed better selectivity for mercury(II) ions over many of the alkali (Na+, -1.69; K+, -1.54), alkaline-earth (Ca2+, -3.30; Ba2+, -3.32), and heavy metal ions (Co2+, -3.67; Ni2+, -3.43; Pb2+, -3.31; Fe3+, -1.82). Ag+ ion was found to be the strongest interfering ion. Also, sharp end points were obtained when the sensor was used as an indicator electrode for the potentiometric titration of mercury(II) ions with iodide and dichromate ions.
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Mahajan, R.K., Kaur, R., Kaur, I. et al. Mercury(II) Ion-Selective Electrodes Based on p-tert-Butyl Calix[4]crowns with Imine Units. ANAL. SCI. 20, 811–814 (2004). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.20.811
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