A new solvent polymeric membrane electrode based on N,N′-bis-(dimethylaminobenzaldehyde)-glycine cobalt(II) [Co(II)-BDMABG] as a neutral carrier is described, which displays a preferential potentiometric response to iodide ion and an anti-Hofmeister selectivity sequence in the following order: The electrode exhibits a near-Nernstian potential linear range of 9.0 × 10 -7 -1.0 × 10 -1 M with a detection limit of 6.8 × 10 -7 M and a slope of -53.0 mV/decade in pH 2.0 of a phosphate buffer solution

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... at 20˚C. The response mechanism is discussed in view of the A.C. impedance technique and the UV spectroscopy technique. The electrode was successfully applied to the determination of iodide in Jialing River and Spring in Jinyun Mountains with satisfactory results.