JOURNAL OF INCLUSION PHENOMENA AND MACROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY, vol.72, pp.443-447, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
A tetra-substituted phthalocyanine based on 4-[2-(4-nitrophenoxy)ethoxy]phthalonitrile carrying nitrophenyl group for the sensing of Zn2+ has been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, H-1 and C-13 NMR, and MS spectral data. The sensing of Zn2+ is based on the fluorescence quenching of Pc. Both absorbance and fluorescence spectra of ZnPc exhibit distinct changes in visible region in response to treatment with Zn2+ ion in dimethyl sulfoxide. The fluorescence spectrum of the ligand showed quenching in the intensity of the signal at 688 nm for Zn2+. The complex composition of ZnPc was found 1:1 by means of spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric titration data. The spectrofluorimetric method showed good sensitivity for Zn2+ with linear range and detection limit of 4.0 x 10(-6)-4.4 x 10(-5) and 2.4x10(-7) M, respectively.