A selective fl uorescent chemosensor was prepared by anchoring pyridine-2-carbaldehyde Schiff base ligand onto mesochannels of organically modifi ed SBA-15 mesoporous silica. The resulting organic-inorganic hybrid mesoporous chemosensor was characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform IR spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, UV-visible diffuse refl ectance spectra, and photoluminescence spectra. All the results support the idea that successive attachment of the ligand moiety onto one-pot-modifi ed mesoporous scaffold has not altered its basic hexagonally arranged structure. Upon introducing trace amounts of zinc ions into aqueous solution, remarkable enhancement in the fl uorescence was observed.
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