摘要
Due to the high affinity between dithiocarbamate （DTC） and Hg2＋, a fluorescent probe based on squaraine chromophore with DTC side arm for Hg2＋ via coordination induced deaggregation signaling has been designed and synthesized. Squaraine has a high tendency to aggregate in aqueous solution, and such self-aggregation usually results in a dramatic absorption spectral broadening with fluorescence emission quenching. The combination of the DTC side arm of the probe with Hg2＋ induces steric hindrance, leading to the deaggregation of the dye complex, companying with a fluorescence emission restoration. In EtOH-H2O （20：80, v/v） solution, this ＂turn on＂ fluorescent probe has high selectivity and sensitivity toward Hg2＋ over other metal ions, and the limit of detection for Hg2＋ was estimated as 2.19 × 10^-8 mol/L by 3σ/k.
Due to the high affinity between dithiocarbamate （DTC） and Hg2＋, a fluorescent probe based on squaraine chromophore with DTC side arm for Hg2＋ via coordination induced deaggregation signaling has been designed and synthesized. Squaraine has a high tendency to aggregate in aqueous solution, and such self-aggregation usually results in a dramatic absorption spectral broadening with fluorescence emission quenching. The combination of the DTC side arm of the probe with Hg2＋ induces steric hindrance, leading to the deaggregation of the dye complex, companying with a fluorescence emission restoration. In EtOH-H2O （20：80, v/v） solution, this ＂turn on＂ fluorescent probe has high selectivity and sensitivity toward Hg2＋ over other metal ions, and the limit of detection for Hg2＋ was estimated as 2.19 × 10^-8 mol/L by 3σ/k.
基金
financially supported by the National Science Foundation for Fostering Talents in Basic Research of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.J1103303)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20702005)
the Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology,China (No.2013Y0062)
Funding (Type A) from Fujian Education Department,PR China (Nos.JA12038 and JA13043)
the Science and Technology Development Fund of Fuzhou University,China (No.600902)
