文摘
A Nile blue-based chemodosimeter was newly synthesized. It can detect Hg2+ in aqueous solution based on desulfurization reaction. Upon its addition into aqueous Hg2+ ion solution, it exhibited a considerable blue-shift in its absorption and obvious fluorescence quenching. The detection mechanism was proved by mass spectrometry analysis and Gaussian calculations. Detection at an emission of 685?nm was extremely sensitive, with a detection limit of 2.5?×-0??mol/L. The fluorescent images in living cells and zebrafish demonstrate its potential for studying the accumulation of mercury species in organism.