A phenyl thiadiazole based receptor (L) has been presented for fluorescent colorimetric detection of Al3+ ion with very low detection limit in aqueous medium. The probe L can be applied for logic gate formation, recovery of contaminated water samples and smart-phone based analysis.
A Schiff base fluorescent probe, namely naphthalic anhydride – (2-pyridine) hydrazone (NAH), has been synthesized and developed for the highly selective and sensitive monitoring of Fe3+ ions in an aqueous solution and living cells.