Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (2): 232.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20150563

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Highly Selective Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Hg2+Based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Between 1,8-Naphthalimide and Rhodamine B

CHEN Jiayi, SU Wei, WANG Enju*()   

  1. School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
  • Received:2015-07-20 Online:2016-02-10 Published:2015-12-26
  • Contact: WANG Enju E-mail:enjuwang@163.com
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21162010)

Abstract:

A ratiometric fluorescent probe(RN) was developed based on rhodamine B and 1,8-naphthalimide which were linked together by an amido linkage. In CH3OH/CH3CN/HEPES buffer solution(pH=7.2), free RN showed absorption maximum at 412 nm. The presence of Hg2+ could induce an intensive absorption at 556 nm. The change of absorption spectrum resulted in a color change from light green to orange in response to Hg2+. Significantly, the probe RN gave rise to a ratiometric fluorescent response to Hg2+. Upon the addition of Hg2+, a significant fluorescence enhancement at 580 nm and meanwhile the gradual disappearance of the emission at 540 nm were observed, which were ascribed to the fluorescence resonance energy transfer(FRET) from 1,8-naphthalimide moiety to the ring-opened rhodamine B moiety. Accompanying the change of fluorescence spectra, the significant fluorescence color changed from green to orange occurred, which could be used for naked-eye detection of Hg2+. The ratiometric fluorescence signal for Hg2+ was not affected by other coexisting mental ions.

Key words: Rhodamine B, 1,8-Naphthalimide, Fluorescence resonance energy transfer, Hg2+, Ratiometric fluorescent probe

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