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Published on: September 13, 2013
A coumarin-based fluorescent probe for Hg2+ and Ag+ with an N'-acetylthioureido group as a fluorescence switch
Koji Tsukamoto1, Yuka Shinohara, Shogo Iwasaki
1School of Pharmacy, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, 1-3-6 Minatojima, Kobe, Hyogo 650-8530, Japan. kotukamoto@huhs.ac.jp
Abstract:
For detection of Hg(2+) and Ag(+), we have developed a coumarin-based probe with an N'-acetylthioureido group as a novel fluorescence switch, in which the hydrogen bond formation between the N-hydrogen and the acetyl O atom markedly increases the susceptibility of the probe toward desulfurization by Hg(2+) and Ag(+).

