New dinaphthosulfide podands [3 (a, b, and c)] were synthesized. The structures of these compounds were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and Mass spectra. A simple, efficient, and sensitive procedure is described for the spectrophotometric determination of a trace amount of Ag+, Hg2+, Cr3+, Pb2+, and Ni2+ cations in the presence of Mn2+, Co2+, Cd2+ cations using the podand (3a). Formation constants of 1: 1 complexes were ...