A novel histidine-functionalized 1,8-naphthalimide-based fluorescent chemosensor for the selective and sensitive detection of Hg2+ in water
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A novel water soluble fluorescent sensor was synthesized by employing the carboxyl and imidazolyl moiety as the hydrophilic group site and Hg2+ binding site, whereas a naphthalimide moiety was used as the signal group.