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Method for detecting cations in a test sample utilizing chromogenic cryptahemispherands

US4859606A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 15, 1987
Grant dateAug 22, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/84
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention resides in the discovery of a class of compounds defined herein as "chromogenic cryptahemispherands" useful for the measurement of ions, in particular, ions in aqueous solution, which have the structure ##STR1## wherein: R, same or different, is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkylidene, lower alkenyl, allyl or aryl; PA0 R', same or different, is lower alkyl, lower alkylidene, lower alkenyl, allyl or aryl; PA0 R", same or different, is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkylidene, lower alkenyl, allyl or aryl; PA0 Q is a chromogenic moiety capable of providing the appearance of or change in color, or which is otherwise capable of providing a detectable response in the presence of a particular cation; PA0 a, b, m and n, same or different, are 1 to about 3; and x, y, same or different, are 1 to about 4. A test device utilizing one or more of the compounds for performing such measurements is also disclosed.

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