The sensors in solutions and sensors encapsulated polymeric membranes exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity for Hg2+ detection, with detection limits of 0.2–49 ppb.

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With an aim to develop the new sensors for optical detection of Hg2+ions, two novel fluorometric sensors were designed and successfully prepared using 2-(3-(2-aminoethylsulfanyl)propylsulfanyl)ethanamine and one or twoN-methylnaphthalimide moieties (1and2). Sensor1was obtained viaN-alkylation,N-imidation and a one-pot nucleophilic aromatic substitution, andN-formylation of the amine, while sensor2was prepared viaN-alkylation,N-imidation, and nucleophilic aromatic substitution. The characterization, including1H NMR,13C NMR, and mass spectrometry, was then performed for1and2. The Hg2+-binding behaviors of the sensors were investigated in terms of sensitivity and selectivity by fluorescence spectroscopy. Sensor1especially provided the reversible and highly Hg2+-selective ON-OFF fluorescence behavior by discriminating various interfering ions such as Pb2+, Co2+, Cd2+, Mn2+, Fe2+, K+, Na+, and in particular Cu2+and Ag+with a detection limit of 22 ppb toward Hg2+ions.

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