A new dioxo-molybdenum complex derived from an amide-based imine derivative for the fluorescence recognition of Zr( iv ) with phosphatase activity

Key Points

• The research aims to develop a new dioxo-molybdenum complex for the selective recognition of zirconium ions and its effect on phosphatase activity.
• Synthesis of an amide-imine based molybdenum complex (DBASL)
• Evaluation of fluorescence emission in response to zirconium ions
• Assessment of catalytic activity on the hydrolysis of phospho-ester bonds
• The DBASL complex shows selective fluorescence emission for zirconium ions at a limit of detection of 23.1 nM.
• DBASL efficiently catalyzes the hydrolysis of the phospho-ester bond in p-NPP, indicating phosphatase activity.