A homogeneous liquid-liquid microextraction method utilizing azathioprine has been developed for extracting Cd(II), Zn(II), and Cu(II) ions from aqueous samples coupled with a reversed-phase dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction method.In the first step, an appropriate quantity of azathioprine was added into an alk. solution (pH 8.5) and permitted to dissolve.The pH was subsequently adjusted at an acidic level (pH 4.5), which resulted in the separation of azathioprine from the solution as fine particles.After centrifugation, the solid particles were collected and dissolved in acetonitrile and then 200 μL of water was added.The mixture was dispersed into Et acetate.Finally, the analytes extracted in the sedimented phase were analyzed using flame at. absorption spectrometry.Under optimized parameters, the linear ranges were established in the ranges of 0.5-100, 1.0-100, and 0.5-75 μg L-1 for Cu(II), Cd(II), and Zn(II) ions, resp. The limits of detection were found to be 0.20, 0.35, and 0.17 μg L-1 along with extraction recoveries of 92.4, 95.7, and 98.1% for Cu(II), Cd(II), and Zn(II) ions, resp.The repeatability of the established method, indicated by relative standard deviation, was between 3.1 and 3.8%.The accuracy of the optimized method was investigated with the anal. of the ions in a certified reference material.Overall, this method was sensitive, rapid, environmentally friendly, and effective for extracting and determining the analytes in various fruit juice and water samples.