1,2-dichloroethane, boron trifluoride etherate, chloroform, boron
tribromide, ethanol, potassium carbonate, anhydrous acetonitrile,
methyl chloroacetate, dichloromethane, anhydrous sodium sulfate, methanol,
ethylenediamine, n-hexane, and hydrochloric acid
were obtained from Aladdin Reagent Co. Ltd. Ag+, Al3+, Ba2+, Bi+, Ca2+, Cd2+, Co3+, Cs+, Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Hg2+, K+, Li+, Mg2+, Na+, Pb2+, Sb2+, Sn2+, Sr2+, Ni2+, Au3+, Br–, I–, PO43–, HPO42–, Cl–, HSO3–, CO32–, HCO3–, SO42–, NO3–, NO2–, F– (AgNO3, Al(NO3)3·9H2O, BaCl2·2HO2, Bi(NO3)3·5H2O, CaCl2, CdCl2, CoCl2·6H2O, Cs2CO3, CuSO4·5H2O, FeSO4·7HO2, FeCl3·6H2O, HgCl2, KCl, LiF, MgSO4·7H2O, Na2SO4, Pb(NO3)2, SbCl3, SnCl2·2H2O, SrCl2·6H2O, NiCl2·6H2O, HAuCl4, NaBr, NaI, Na3PO4, Na2HPO4, NaCl, NaHSO3, Na2CO3, NaHCO3, Na2SO4, NaNO3, NaNO2, and NaF) metal ions were purchased
from Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co. Ltd. Deionized water was used
throughout all experiments.