A new fluorescent sensor 5 having fused imidazopyridine scaffold has been synthesized via cascade cyclization. It exhibits highly sensitive and selective detection of Fe3+ (‘turn-on’) and Hg2+ (‘turn-off’) in vitro and in HeLa cells.
A chromogenic and “off–on” fluorogenic chemodosimeter (L) based on a naphthalene–rhodamine B derivative was designed, synthesized and characterized for the selective and sensitive detection of Au3+ ions in mixed acetonitrile aqueous media.
Based on the principle of fluorescence recovery, we propose a simple label-free and turn-on method for the detection of I− ions with high selectivity and sensitivity by using fluorescent Cdots/Ag nanocomposites in aqueous media.
Development of a fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine based fluorescent probe for Fe3+ and Hg2+ in aqueous media and HeLa cells