Highly Selective and Sensitive Near-Infrared Fluorescent Sensors for Cadmium in Aqueous Solution

Yangyang Yang, Tanyu Cheng, Weiping Zhu, Yufang Xu, Xuhong Qian

Organic Letters · 2010 · 138 citations · 45 references

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Abstract

On the basis of tricabocyanine, two near-infrared fluorescent sensors CYP-1 and CYP-2 have been designed and synthesized. Both of them can selectively and sensitively recognize Cd(2+) from other metal ions, especially the CYP-2, which can distinguish Cd(2+) in neutral buffer solution.

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