A Highly Selective and Sensitive Fluorescent Chemosensor for Hg 2+ in Neutral Buffer Aqueous Solution

  • Xiangfeng Guo
  • , Xuhong Qian*
  • , Lihua Jiat
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A selective and sensitive fluorescent chemosensor for Hg2+, which was composed of two aminonaphthalimide fluorophores and a receptor of 2,6-bis(aminomethyl)pyridine, was synthesized through the reaction of 2,6-bis(chloromethyl)pyridine and N-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]-4-piperazino-1,8-naphthalimide. The chemosensor showed an about 17-fold increase in fluorescence quantum yield upon addition of 1 equiv of Hg2+ in neutral buffer aqueous solution, and the other common metal ions did not notably disturb the detection of Hg2+.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2272-2273
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume126
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Mar 2004
Externally publishedYes

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