Chloride is a common ion found in many aqueous media solutions, but there have been difficulties using a luminescent sensor for a 1:1 quantification. The objective of this research is to find a nickel (II) pincer complex that is a chemosensor for chloride in solution. Using past research on the topic, and others similar to it, including research about platinum (II) pincer complexes, the nickel (II) pincer complex will be synthesized and categorized using IR, <sup>13</sup>C and <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectroscopies. The goal of this research is to find a ligand structure to create this nickel (II) pincer complex as a chemosensor for chloride.

Synthesis of a chloride chemosensor by ligand structure manipulation

251st National Meeting (2016)

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