Hydrogen-bonding ionophores for inorganic anions and nucleotides and their application in chemical sensors

Philippe Bühlmann, Shigeru Amemiya, Seiichi Nishizawa, Kang Ping Xiao, Yoshio Umezawa

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Abstract

The potential and limits of hydrogen-bonding ionophores and their use in chemical sensors are discussed. Several hydrogen-bonding bis-thiourea ionophores have been found to complex inorganic anions, among them most strongly H2PO-4. Using such ionophores, ion-selective electrodes for chloride and sulfate have been developed. Furthermore, hosts that bind nucleotides with up to five hydrogen bonds have been synthesized. They have been applied in nucleotide selective electrodes, optodes and voltammetric sensors mimicking ion channels.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)151-163
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Inclusion Phenomena and Molecular Recognition in Chemistry
Volume32
Issue number2-3
StatePublished - Nov 1 1998

Keywords

  • Anion
  • Hydrogen bond
  • Ion-selective electrode
  • Nucleotide
  • Optode
  • Thiourea
  • Voltammetric sensor

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