Specific fluorescence determination of lithium ion based on 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole

Wei Qin, Sherine O. Obare, Catherine J. Murphy, S. Michael Angel

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Abstract

A fluorimetric method for the determination of lithium ion is described in this paper, based on the coordination reaction between 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole (HPBO) and lithium ion under basic conditions in acetonitrile. The fluorescence intensity is drastically enhanced compared with that of free HPBO upon the addition of lithium ion in the range of 1.0 × 10-7 to 10 × 10-4 M, but not for other alkali-metal and alkaline earth metal cations such as Na+, K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1499-1501
Number of pages3
JournalAnalyst
Volume126
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Electrochemistry

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