A simple chemosensor for Hg2+ and Cu2+ that works as a molecular keypad lock.
A new chemosensor which can detect Hg(2+) in water and Hg(2+)/Cu(2+) in acetonitrile and its application as a molecular keypad lock using Cu(2+) and F(-) as ionic inputs are demonstrated.
Suresh
Moorthy
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Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR), Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
Ghosh
Amrita
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Das
Amitava
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