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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2272-2273 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Mar 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |