title: Optical mercury sensing using a benzothiazolium hemicyanine dye.
abstract: [structure: see text] The selectivity and sensitivity of a benzothiazolium hemicyanine dye toward mercury(II) in aqueous solutions are described. Mercury ions coordinate to the dye forming a 1:1 complex. This interaction induces a color change in the dye at micromolar concentrations of mercury. Furthermore, the color change and quenching of the dye emission are selective for mercury when compared with other ions such as lead(II), cadmium(II), zinc(II), or iron(II).
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia (ICMol-UV), Edificio de Institutos, Polígono la Coma s/n. 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tatay
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaviña
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coronado
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palomares
mesh_terms: D052160:Benzothiazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000737:chemistry; D003124:Colorimetry; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D005470:Fluorometry; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry; D007854:Lead / Q000737:chemistry; D008628:Mercury / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D052160:Benzothiazoles; D004396:Coloring Agents; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D006433:Hemocyanins; D007501:Iron; D008628:Mercury; D015032:Zinc