A Simple Fluorescent Chemosensor for Detection of Zinc Ions in Some Real Samples and Intracellular Imaging in Living Cells

A new designed fluorescent chemosensor TYMN ((E)-1-((thiazol-2-ylimino)methyl)naphthalen-2-ol) for highly sensitive and selective tracing of trace amount of Zn2+ ions in some real samples was synthesized and characterized. The sensor TYMN can detect Zn2+ ions via fluorescence enhancement with a high selectivity over a wide range of metal ions, especially Cd2+. The sensor showed large fluorescence enhancement upon complexation with Zn2+ and simultaneous color change from yellow to orange. The limit of detection was analyzed to be 0.0311 μM with a linear dynamic range 0.1-1.0 μM. The sensor co...