Dual-channel colorimetric fluorescent probe for determination of hydrazine and mercury ion

Hydrazine and mercury (Hg) poisoning represented a serious hazard to human health. So, developing method to detect and recognize them is highly desirable. Here, we prepared a multifunctional colorimetric and fluorescent probe (PI-Rh) consisting of a phenanthroimidazole (PI) dye conjugated with a Rhodamine (Rh) group for the effective recognition of hydrazine and Hg2+, induvidually and collectively, with different colorimetric and fluorescence outputs. Probe PI-Rh displays low detection limits measured to be 0.0632 mu M (similar to 2 ppb) and 0.0101 mu M (similar to 2 ppb) respectively for hydrazine and Hg2+ with high selectivity and excellent sensitivity. Moreover, the experimental results indicated that the superiority of this probe lied in its wide applications, for example, successful response in real water, and soil analysis. Interestingly, an visual, rapid, and real-time detection of gaseous hydrazine can be realized with 0.2793 mu M detection limit using the facile PI-Rh-impregnated test paper. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Automated summary

A novel probe was developed for detecting hydrazine and mercury with high sensitivity and selectivity, allowing for detection in real-world environments.