Determination of iron(III) by room temperature ionic liquids/surfactant sensitized fluorescence quenching method.

A new method for the determination of iron (III) has been described. The analytical procedure was based on the fluorescence quenching of salicylfluorone (SAF) by iron (III) and the fluorescence quenching value (ΔF) could be increased in the medium of room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulfate)/SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate). The main factors influencing the fluorescence quenching (ΔF) were investigated in detail. Under the optimal conditions, the linear equation was [Formula: see text](c:μg·mL(-1), r = 0.9936). The linear range of calibration curve was 0.2-1.1 μg·mL(-1) and the detection limit was 8.3 ng·mL(-1). The preliminary sensitized mechanism was discussed with distribution coefficient and fluorescence quantum yield in different media. The method has been applied to the determination of Fe (III) in water samples with satisfactory results.