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A benzimidazole-derived fluorescent chemosensor for Cu(II)-selective turn-off and Zn(II)-selective ratiometric turn-on detection in aqueous solution

Wan-Yu Zhu,Kai Liu,Xuan Zhang

2023 · DOI: 10.1039/d3sd00020f
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Abstract

2,6-Dibenzoimidazolyl-4-methoxyphenol conjugate (BBMP) was designed and synthesized to develop a novel fluorescent chemosensor for Cu2+ and Zn2+. The BBMP showed an excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) fluorescence emission at 542...