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Photophysical characteristics and density functional theory calculations of indole 2-carboxylic acid in the presence of mercurous ions

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Many photo-physical studies have been reported for the detection of Hg2+ ions. Here we present the effect of Hg 2+2 ions on the absorption and fluorescence of indole-2-carboxylic acid (I2C). Experimental evidence, supported by density functional theory B3LYP/LANL2DZ/PCM, for the formation of a I2C-Hg 2+2 complex, is reported for the first time. It was observed that I2C forms a ground-state complex with Hg 2+2 ions in a ratio of 3:1. The possibility of I2C to be used as a selective novel chemical sensor for the spectrophotometric detection of mercurous ions is described.

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  1. Radiation Chemistry & Chemical Dynamics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400 085, India

    Medha Rele, Sudhir Kapoor & Tulsi Mukherjee

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Pune, Pune, 411 007, India

    Shweta Hedge

  3. Leibniz-Institut für Oberflächenmodifizierung, Permoserstrasse 15, D-04318, Leipzig, Germany

    Sergej Naumov

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Rele, M., Kapoor, S., Hedge, S. et al. Photophysical characteristics and density functional theory calculations of indole 2-carboxylic acid in the presence of mercurous ions. Res Chem Intermed 32, 637–645 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1163/156856706778400299

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