1,3,5-Triarylpent-2-en-1,5-diones for the colorimetric sensing of the mercuric cation

F Sancenón; R Martínez-Máñez; J Soto

doi:10.1039/b106941c

1,3,5-Triarylpent-2-en-1,5-diones for the colorimetric sensing of the mercuric cation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2001 Nov 7:(21):2262-3. doi: 10.1039/b106941c.

Authors

F Sancenón¹, R Martínez-Máñez, J Soto

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Química, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n. 46071, Valencia, Spain.

PMID: 12240141
DOI: 10.1039/b106941c

Abstract

The 1,3,5-triarylpent-2-en-1,5-dione group selectively undergoes cyclisation and changes its colour from yellow to magenta upon coordination of Hg2+ on a remote site.