Imaging Science and Photochemistry ›› 2013, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (6): 421-429.DOI: 10.7517/j.issn.1674-0475.2013.06.421

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Synthesis of the Rhodamine B Derivatives with Fluorescence “Turn-on” Effect and Their Application to the Detection of Hg2+

YANG Bo, WU Wen-hui   

  1. School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
  • Received:2013-08-09 Revised:2013-09-23 Online:2013-11-15 Published:2013-11-15

Abstract:

Based on the Hg2+-induced ring-open characteristic of spirolactam in Rhodamine derivatives, and followed by the fluorescence "turn-on" effect, novel fluorescent chemosensors 2-Thenaldehydealdehyde rhodamine B hydrazone (RhBTh) and Benzaldehyde rhodamine B hydrazone (RhBAr) had been designed and synthesized, and their application in the detection of Hg2+ were carried out. The results showed that both RhBTh and RhBAr exhibited good fluorescent enhancement toward Hg2+, and other metal ions showed no significant interference during the detection process. The detection limits were determined to be 7.8 nmol/L and 12.5 nmol/L, respectively. As a result, RhBTh and RhBAr showed good sensitivity and selectivity toward Hg2+.

Key words: Hg2+ detection, fluorescent chemosensor, rhodamine B, fluorescence enhancement, thiophilic

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