Selective fluorescent turn-off sensing of Pd²⁺ ion: applications as paper strips, polystyrene films, and in cell imaging

Abstract

Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide based scaffolds with appended naphthyl groups act as fluorescent probes for the selective detection of Pd²⁺ ions in aqueous medium and have applications as paper-strip sensors, as polystyrene films, and in cell imaging.