title: Ratiometric Zn2+ fluorescent sensor and new approach for sensing Cd2+ by ratiometric displacement.
abstract: A fluorescent sensor QB, based on quinoline with DPA as receptor, is designed as a ratiometric sensor for Zn(2+) and CHEF (chelation enhanced fluorescence) sensor for Cd(2+). Moreover, another ratiometric signal output for Cd(2+) can be observed when the bound Zn(2+) in the QB-Zn(2+) complex is displaced by Cd(2+). These results demonstrate that QB can act not only as a ratiometirc sensor for Zn(2+) but also as a dual-mode Cd(2+)-selective sensor via the CHEF mechanism and ratiometric displacement.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang