Author(s)

Ay Umit

Department of Chemistry, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.

Recently, fluorescent sensors have attracted considerable attention in their sensitive and selective determination of heavy metal ions in the aqueous acidic medium due to their advantages such as low cost and easy handling. In this study, the bathocuproine (BCP) compound was used as a fluorescent chemosensor. The selectivity and sensitivity of BCP have been investigated against some metal ions of biological and environmental importance. The results obtained from the ultraviolet-visible region (UV-vis.) and the fluorescence spectroscopy experiments revealed that the BCP sensor showed selectivity and sensitivity only to Manganese (II) ions in the experimental conditions studied. In addition, the binding stoichiometry of BCP and Mn²⁺ was determined to be 1:1 by the Benesi-Hildebrand method.

Fluorescent Chemosensor, Mn²⁺, Fluorescence Quenching, Selectivity

Umit, A. (2022) A New Fluorescent Chemosensor for Selective and Sensitive Detection of Mn²⁺ in Acidic Medium. Advances in Biological Chemistry, 12, 161-170. doi: 10.4236/abc.2022.125014.