Triphenylamine based lab-on-a-molecule for the highly selective and sensitive detection of Zn2+ and CN− in aqueous solution†
Abstract
Simple dual sensing of Zn2+ and CN− was reported for the first time using the triphenylamine based lab-on-a-molecule TATP in both UV-Vis and fluorescence channels over other tested ions. Meanwhile, the sensing mechanism for both title ions was further studied using NMR titration and DFT calculations.