title: A Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Gold and Mercury Ions.
abstract: A fluorescent probe that displays a ratiometric fluorescence response towards gold and mercury ions has been devised. Emitting at a relatively longer wavelength, the conjugated form of the fluorescent dye transforms in the presence of the gold or mercury ions into a new dye, the molecular structure of which lacks the conjugation and consequently emits at a distinctly shorter wavelength.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, İzmir Institute of Technology, Urla, 35430, İzmir (Turkey).
authors.forename: Muhammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Üçüncü
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, İzmir Institute of Technology, Urla, 35430, İzmir (Turkey).
authors.forename: Erman
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karakuş
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, İzmir Institute of Technology, Urla, 35430, İzmir (Turkey). mustafaemrullahoglu@iyte.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emrullahoğlu
keywords: BODIPY; fluorescent sensors; gold; mercury; ratiometric