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Recent Developments in Colorimetric and Fluorometric Detection Methods of Trivalent Metal Cations (Al3+, Fe3+ and Cr3+) Using Schiff Base Probes: At a Glance

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This review basically concerned with the application of different Schiff bases (SB) based fluorimetric (turn-off and turn-on) and colorimetric chemosensors for the detection of heavy metal cations particularly Al(III), Fe(III), and Cr(III) ions. Chemosensors based on Schiff bases have exhibited outstanding performance in the detection of different metal cations due to their facile and in-expensive synthesis, and their excellent coordination ability with almost all metal cations and stabilize them in different oxidation states. Moreover, Schiff bases have also been used as antifungal, anticancer, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, and antimalarial etc. The Schiff base also can be used as an intermediate for the formation of various heterocyclic compounds. In this review, we have focused on the research work performed on the development of chemosensors (colorimetric and fluorometric) for rapid detection of trivalent metal cations particularly Al(III), Fe(III), and Cr(III) ions using Schiff base as a ligand during 2020-2022.

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Ullah, Q., Khan, S.A., Arifuddin, M. et al. Recent Developments in Colorimetric and Fluorometric Detection Methods of Trivalent Metal Cations (Al3+, Fe3+ and Cr3+) Using Schiff Base Probes: At a Glance. J Fluoresc (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-023-03514-7

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