Past research over elements has concluded a noteworthy role of zinc in prostate cancer. Healthy prostate has a higher amount of zinc present whereas, during prostate malignancy, the zinc concentration reduces. It has been also observed that in electrochemical sensing, hydrogen and zinc both get reduced at about the same potential (-1.2V) causing interference between them. Exploring this interference and reduction we intended to develop a platform that could modify the surface of electrodes. For this purpose, MoS₂ sheets having a dimension of 0.5-0.8 μm were synthesized through the hydrothermal method and subsequently chemically functionalized with Zincon. Further MoS₂-Zincon complex was analyzed via FTIR, FESEM and UV-Vis, which confirmed the formation of MoS₂ – Zincon complex. In UV analysis of Zincon, the peak at 300 nm was found to be blue and shifted towards 298 nm after the formation of the complex also Zincon peaks at 528 nm was red – shifted to 557 nm after could be recognized bonding of Zincon with MoS₂. FESEM images clearly showed that the flowers like structure of Zincon were distributed over MoS₂ sheet. FTIR absorption band at 1102 cm-1 and 753 cm-1 contributed to =C-H from Zincon and their disappearance after Zincon complexed with MoS₂ sheet confirmed the formation of the MoS₂ – Zincon complex.

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