New fluorogenic sensors for Hg2+ ions: through-bond energy transfer from pentaquinone to rhodamine

Inorg Chem. 2012 Feb 20;51(4):2150-6. doi: 10.1021/ic201990q. Epub 2012 Feb 2.

Abstract

New pentaquinone derivatives 5 and 8 having rhodamine moieties have been designed and synthesized that undergo through-bond energy transfer (TBET) in the presence of Hg(2+) ions among the various cations (Cu(2+), Pb(2+), Fe(2+), Fe(3+), Zn(2+), Ni(2+), Cd(2+), Co(2+), Ag(+), Ba(2+), Mg(2+), K(+), Na(+), and Li(+)) tested in mixed aqueous media.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / methods*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemical synthesis
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Mercury / analysis*
  • Quinones / chemical synthesis
  • Quinones / chemistry*
  • Rhodamines / chemistry*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Quinones
  • Rhodamines
  • Mercury