Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 20(10), 1375 (2004).

A Lanthanide Hybrid Cluster as a Selective Optical Chemosensor for Phosphate-containing Anions in Aqueous Solution
Shun-Hua LI, Chun-Wei YU, Wen-Tao YUAN, and Jin-Gou XU
The Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of MOE and Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
An europium-chelating [2Fe-2S] cluster was used to assemble an optical molecular chemosensor highly selective for phosphate-containing anions. Phosphate, pyrophosphate, AMP, ADP, ATP, DNA and RNA were well distinguished by UV/Vis absorption or fluorescence studies.