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New lower rim looped calix[4]arene for ratiometric and chromogenic recognition of Cu2+

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A new calix[4]arene derivative in its cone conformation and bearing Schiff base loop at the lower rim has been synthesized and evaluated as a specific molecular probe for copper ions. The new molecular receptor 4 shows a selective visible change in color from colorless to yellow only in the presence of Cu2+ ions which was confirmed by a significant bathochromic shift (∆λmax = 76 nm) in its absorption spectrum. The stoichiometry of the copper complex was calculated to be 1:1. These results may help to design more efficient chemical sensors for determining copper in biological systems.

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Preeti Goel and Richa Shukla thank UGC and CSIR, India resepctively for research fellowship. Financial assistance from DST, MFPI, MOEF and MoRD is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Har Mohindra Chawla, Preeti Goel & Richa Shukla

  2. School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia

    David StC Black & Naresh Kumar

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Chawla, H.M., Goel, P., Shukla, R. et al. New lower rim looped calix[4]arene for ratiometric and chromogenic recognition of Cu2+ . J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 80, 201–207 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10847-013-0376-0

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