A novel histidine-functionalized 1,8-naphthalimide-based fluorescent chemosensor for the selective and sensitive detection of Hg2+ in water

Autor: Xiao-Peng Chen, Tai-Bao Wei, Hong Yao, You-Ming Zhang, Jun-Xia Su, Kai-Peng Zhong, Qi Lin
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: New Journal of Chemistry. 41:3303-3307
ISSN: 1369-9261
1144-0546
DOI: 10.1039/c6nj03930h
Popis: Hg2+ is one of the the most threatening heavy metal ions; thus, finding a quick and easy way to detect it is very important. In this study, we designed and synthesized a simple Hg2+ chemosensor Z, which bears carboxyl and imidazolyl moieties as the hydrophilic group site and Hg2+ binding site, whereas the naphthalimide moiety acts as the signal group. Interestingly, the sensor Z could dissolve in water and show high selectivity and sensitivity for Hg2+ in aqueous solution. Other coexistent competitive metal ions (Fe3+, Ag+, Ca2+, Cu2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cd2+, Pb2+, Zn2+, Cr3+, and Mg2+) had no interference in the process of detecting Hg2+. The detection limit of sensor Z towards Hg2+ was 1.785 × 10−7 M, which indicated its high detection sensitivity. Moreover, the immediate response of Z to Hg2+ provides a real-time detection method for Hg2+ in aqueous solution. In addition, sensor Z can undergo cyclic utilization.
Databáze: OpenAIRE