DOI: 10.1039/d6ra04531f ISSN: 2046-2069

A Schiff-base derived colorimetric sensor with high performance for the detection of copper and cyanide ions and its real time application

Nandhini Karthikeyan, Kulathu Iyer Sathiyanarayanan

A Schiff-base derived chromogenic probe 2-amino-3-(( E )-4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzylidene amino)maleonitrile (SYDA) has been synthesised successfully. The ligand SYDA acts as selective colorimetric sensor for Cu 2+ and CN − .