Phosphate selective binding and sensing by halogen bonding tripodal copper(ii) metallo-receptors in aqueous media

Bagha H, Hein R, Lim JYC, Myers WK, Sambrook MR, Beer PD

Hydrophilic halogen bonding (XB) tripodal copper(ii) metallo-receptors are demonstrated to selectively recognise and sense inorganic phosphate over a range of other monocharged anionic species in a competitive aqueous solution containing 40% water.