Recognition of adenosine monophosphate and H2PO4- using zinc ensemble of new hexaphenylbenzene derivative: potential bioprobe and multichannel keypad system.

Zinc ensemble of hexaphenylbenzene derivative 3 exhibits sensitive response toward adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and H(2)PO(4)(-) ions. Further, the application of derivative 3 as a multichannel molecular keypad could be realized in the presence of inputs of Zn(2+) ions, H(2)PO(4)(-) ions, and AMP.