A Novel Chemosensor Based on Rhodamine Derivative for Colorimetric and Fluorometric Detection of Cu2+ in Aqueous Solution

作者:Wang Yu; Wu Hai qiang; Sun Jian hua; Liu Xiao ya*; Luo Jing; Chen Ming qing
来源:Journal of Fluorescence, 2012, 22(3): 799-805.
DOI:10.1007/s10895-012-1040-6

摘要

A new rhodamine-based reversible chemosensor () was synthesized, which exhibits high sensitivity and selectivity for Cu2+ but no significant response toward other competitive metal ions in aqueous solution. Upon the addition of Cu2+, the spirolactam ring of was opened and the solution color changed from colorless to red. Strangely, an unexpected fluorescence quenching was observed, which is contrary to the fluorescence turn-on of the most rhodamine-based chemosensors. The likely novel sensing mechanism has been proposed.