Uranyl tris nitrato as a luminescent probe for trace water detection in acetonitrile. (22nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kumar, Satendra; Maji, S.; Sundararajan, K.; Sankaran, K.
• Is Part Of: Luminescence. Volume 33:Number 3(2018)
• Page Start: 611
• Page End: 615
• Publication Date: 2018-01-22
• Subjects: acetonitrile -- luminescent probe -- uranyl -- water; Luminescence -- Periodicals; Bioluminescence -- Periodicals; Chemiluminescence -- Periodicals; Luminescence -- Periodicals; 535.35
• DOI: 10.1002/bio.3453
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1522-7235

Abstract

Abstract: Uranyl tris nitrato i.e. [UO2 (NO3 )3 ] – was formed by adding tetramethylammonium nitrate to uranyl nitrate in acetonitrile medium. The luminescence features of this complex in acetonitrile are very sensitive to water content, which could lead to the use of it as a luminescent probe for water present in acetonitrile. The luminescence intensity ratio of 507 to 467 nm peak of uranyl tris nitrato showed a linear response in the range 0–5% (v/v) water content in acetonitrile. The present method was applied for three synthetic samples of acetonitrile for water detection and the results obtained were compared using Karl Fischer titration. There was a good agreement in the values obtained by both the methods.