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Ion‐selective langmuir blodgett films of a chromoionophore

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Abstract

Langmuir–Blodgett films built up from an amphiphilic derivative of benzothiazolium styryl dye containing a 1,10‐dithia‐18‐crown‐6 ether group have been found to complex with ‘soft’ polarisable ions such as Ag+ and Hg2+ in water. The films exhibited high sensitivity (stability constant of complex formation K ≈ 105 M−1) and high selectivity (e.g. K(Ag+)/K(Pb2+)> 105) compared with aqueous solutions of similar ionophores. This was attributed to the predominant formation of complexes with ligand–cation stoichiometries of 2:1 in the films.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-143
Number of pages7
JournalAdvanced Materials for Optics and Electronics
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

Keywords

  • Langmuir–Blodgett film
  • absorbance
  • barium
  • chromoionophore
  • complex formation
  • crown ether
  • lead
  • mercury
  • metal cation
  • sensor
  • silver
  • stability constant
  • water

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