“…The naphthalene moiety is an ideal fluorophore, and its derivatives have been widely applied as fluorescent dyes, metal sensors, optical sensors and organic light-emitting materials because of their high absorption coefficients, high fluorescence and quantum yields, large Stokes shifts, good photostability and easy modification [6][7][8][9]. In recent years, naphthalimide-based probes have been developed to detect H + , Hg 2+ , Zn 2+ , Cu 2+ , Ag + , Cd 2+ , Pd 2+ , Cr 3+ , Al 3+ , Fe 3+ , and F -via chromogenic and fluorogenic analyses [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Therefore, the naphthalimide derivatives are potential carriers that could be used in the preparation of new optical chemosensors.…”