MOLECULAR FLUORESCENCE SENSOR FOR HIGHLY SENSITIVE AND SELECTIVE DETECTION OF MERCURY

摘要

A fluorescent sensor compound based on a perylene core is described and disclosed. The fluorescent sensor compound for detecting mercury can have a structure I:; ;where A and A′ are linking groups, B and B′ are binding ligands which are selective for binding with Hg²⁺, and R1 through R8 are side groups. These fluorescence sensor materials are robust against photobleaching, while still providing exceptional detection sensitivity and selectivity.