Selective Recognition of Hg2+ ion in Water by a Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Based Chemodosimeter

Partha Samanta; Aamod V Desai; Shivani Sharma; Priyanshu Chandra; Sujit K Ghosh

doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02426

Selective Recognition of Hg²⁺ ion in Water by a Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Based Chemodosimeter

Inorg Chem. 2018 Mar 5;57(5):2360-2364. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02426. Epub 2018 Feb 20.

Authors

Partha Samanta¹, Aamod V Desai¹, Shivani Sharma¹, Priyanshu Chandra¹, Sujit K Ghosh^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) , Dr. Homi Bhabha Road , Pashan, Pune 411 008 , India.
² Centre for Research in Energy & Sustainable Materials , IISER Pune , India.

PMID: 29461048
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02426

Abstract

A metal-organic framework (MOF)-based highly selective and sensitive probe (UiO-66@Butyne) for the detection of Hg(II) ion has been developed. To the best our knowledge, this is the foremost example of a chemodosimeter-based approach to sense Hg(II) ion using a MOF-based probe. The chemical stability of UiO-66@Butyne renders the sensitive detection of Hg²⁺ ion in an aqueous phase. UiO-66@Butyne has been found to be selective for Hg(II) ions even in the presence of other metal ions.