“…21,[34][35][36][37][38][39] N and S donor centers in the thiazole ring exhibit excellent sorption selectivity for some metal ions including divalent transition metal ions and noble metals because of their strong affinity to form complexes with these types of metal ions, and also thiazoles show interesting physicochemical properties and remarkable biological and pharmacological activities, and have applications in different fields. [40][41][42][43][44][45] This study focuses on the effectiveness of 2-aminobenzothiazole (ABTAL) functionalized polymeric microspheres consisting of poly(glycidyl methacrylate-methyl methacrylate-divinylbenzene), poly(GMA-MMA-DVB) used as solid phase adsorbent for selective preconcentration/separation and sensitive determination of Al(III), Fe(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions in different beverages by using flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). For this purpose, crosslinked porous GMA-MMA-DVB terpolymer was synthesized in the form of microsphere by suspension polymerization, and then functionalized with ABTAL via ring opening reactions of epoxide groups belonging to GMA.…”