Abstract
A novel rhodamine thiospirolactone chemosensor was found to develop prominent absorbance and fluorescence enhancements in the presence of Hg(2+) in aqueous solution and this was suggested to result from the thiospiro ring opening induced by Hg(2+) binding.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Color
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Crystallography, X-Ray
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Mercury / analysis*
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Mercury / chemistry
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Weight
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Rhodamines / chemistry*
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Sensitivity and Specificity
Substances
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Rhodamines
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rhodamine B thiolactone
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Mercury