4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde derived Schiff base gelators: case of the sustainability or rupturing of imine bonds towards the selective sensing of Ag+and Hg2+ionsviasol–gel methodology
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Sol Gel
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The cholesterol appended hydroxybenzaldehyde derived Schiff bases1–4have been designed and synthesized. They are suitable for the naked-eye detection of metal ions such as Hg2+and Ag+using sol–gel methodology involving either rupturing or maintaining the imine bonds.