Citation: Qi Lin, Pei Chen, Yong-Peng Fu, You-Ming Zhang, Bing-Bing Shi, Peng Zhang, Tai-Bao Wei. A green synthesis of a simple chemosensor that could instantly detect cyanide with high selectivity in aqueous solution[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2013, 24(8): 699-702. shu

A green synthesis of a simple chemosensor that could instantly detect cyanide with high selectivity in aqueous solution

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Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China

Corresponding author: Tai-Bao Wei,
Received Date: 2 March 2013
Available Online: 19 April 2013

A novel and simple cyanide chemosensor 2-(naphthalen-1-ylmethylene)malononitrile (L) was designed and synthesized via a green chemistry method in water without using any catalyst. The chemosensor showed an excellent sensitivity and selectivity for CN^- in aqueous solution. The detection limit could be as low as 1.6×10^-7 mol/L (0.16 μmol/L), which is far lower than the WHO guideline of 1.9 μmol/L cyanide for drink water.
- Green synthesis,
- Cyanide,
- Chemosensor,
- Selectively detect
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