摘要:
Two Zn2+ ion fluorescent probes based on a coumarin Schiff-base were designed and synthesized, which have highly selective sensing of Zn2+ ions over other metal ions in aqueous solution based on a C=N isomerization mechanism. Both the X-ray crystal structure of the zinc complex and the Job's plots showed a 1:1 probe-Zn2+ ion identification with high selectivity and sensitivity. The Cp1 probe was also used to image intracellular Zn2+ ions in MCF-7 cells with a good performance. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.