title: A novel luminescent chemosensor for detecting Hg(2+) based on the pendant benzo crown ether terbium complex.
abstract: A novel luminescent chemosensor for detecting Hg(2+) with high selectivity, based on a pendant benzo crown ether terbium complex, has been designed and prepared.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China.
authors.forename: Dianyi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Kuanzhen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Weisheng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chengyong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Xuhuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Minyu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D043844:Crown Ethers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013725:Terbium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D043844:Crown Ethers; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013725:Terbium; D008628:Mercury