Correction: A multifunctional photochromic metal–organic framework with Lewis acid sites for selective amine and anion sensing

Correction for ‘A multifunctional photochromic metal–organic framework with Lewis acid sites for selective amine and anion sensing’ by Jian-Jun Liu et al., CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 4124–4129, DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00560F.

Solid-Contact Potentiometric Anion Sensing Based on Classic Silver/Silver Insoluble Salts Electrodes without Ion-Selective Membrane

Current solid potentiometric ion sensors mostly rely on polymeric-membrane-based, solid-contact, ion-selective electrodes (SC-ISEs). However, anion sensing has been a challenge with respect to cations due to the rareness of anion ionophores. Classic metal/metal insoluble salt electrodes (such as Ag/AgCl) without an ion-selective membrane (ISM) offer an alternative. In this work, we first compared the two types of SC-ISEs of Cl− with/without the ISM. It is found that the ISM-free Ag/AgCl electrode discloses a comparable selectivity regarding organic chloride ionophores. Additionally, the electrode exhibits better comprehensive performances (stability, reproducibility, and anti-interference ability) than the ISM-based SC-ISE. In addition to Cl−, other Ag/AgX electrodes also work toward single and multi-valent anions sensing. Finally, a flexible Cl− sensor was fabricated for on-body monitoring the concentration of sweat Cl− to illustrate a proof-of-concept application in wearable anion sensors. This work re-emphasizes the ISM-free SC-ISEs for solid anion sensing.

A Simple and Efficient Schiff Base Derived Chemosensor for Selective Detection of Fluoride Ion

A new thiazole substituted chemosensor 1 has been designed and synthesized for selective detection of fluoride ions. The chemosensor 1 was characterized by 1H NMR and 13C NMR. The absorption studies of chemosensor in DMF exhibits two peaks at 283 nm and 327 nm. The anion sensing behaviour of chemosensor 1 for various anions (I-, Cl-, Br-, NO3-, HSO4-, PF6-, ClO4-) in DMF were investigated by UV-vis spectroscopy. Chemosensor 1 exhibited high degree of selectivity for fluoride ions over other anions. A good linearity in the range of 16-133 μM with 6.12 μM limit of detection value (LOD) was observed.