Interaction studies of benzimidazoles functionalized with arylthiophene and arylfuran moieties for cation recognition

Comunicação em painel P8 no IV Encontro em Técnicas de Caracterização e Análise Química, 17 de junho 2016, Braga, PortugalIt is reported the study as optical chemosensors of a family of benzimidazoles functionalized with arylthiophene and arylfuran moieties, attached by different positions, and their ability to respond via changes in the fluorescence spectra to the presence of different metal cations through spectrofluorometric titrations in acetonitrile solution.Thanks are due to Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT-Portugal) and FEDER-COMPETE for financial support through Centre of Chemistry [PEst-C/QUI/UI0686/2013 (FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-037302)] and a PhD grant to C. I. C. Esteves (SFRH/BD/68360/2010).