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Aminoisoquinolines as colorimetric Hg2+ sensors: the importance of molecular structure and sacrificial base
Wan, Yanjun,Niu, Weijun,Behof, William J.,Wang, Yifei,Boyle, Paul,Gorman, Christopher B.
, p. 4293 - 4297 (2009)
Here it is shown that 3-phenyl-2-amino isoquinoline acts as a simple mercury sensor. It is simple to synthesize. The molecule requires base/buffer to bind in a 1:1 stoichiometry with mercury ion, however. Otherwise, it acts as a sacrificial base, presumab