1,3,5-Triarylpent-2-en-1,5-diones for the colorimetric sensing of the mercuric cation.
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.
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Departamento de Química, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n. 46071, Valencia, Spain.
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