In this work, the products formed by the reaction between 2,3-dibromonaphthalene-1,4-dione with (pyridine-2-yl)methanamine and (pyridine-4-yl)methanamine are discussed in detial.The products 2-amino-3-bromonaphthalene-1,4-dione (A) and 2-aminonaphthalene-1,4-dione (B(1)) obtained are characterized through 1 H and 13 C-NMR, FTIR, mass spectrometry, single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments, which are in conjunction with wB97X based density functional theory. compound A can effectively and selectively detect Hg 2+ and Ni 2+ ions, and proposes a potential mechanism of action.