1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson State University Jackson, MS 39212, USA.
2 Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering Program, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521.
3 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 7301.
A novel dinuclear copper chemosensor selectively binds cyanide over a wide range of inorganic anions, enabling it to detect cyanide in water up to 0.02 ppm which is 10 times lower than the EPA standard for drinking water.