Abstract

In this study, a new fluorescence probe HMAQ based on quinazoline and diaminomaleonitrile was constructed for sensing ClO- and Al3+. A fluorescence blue-shift with 102nm together with a color change from golden-yellow to colorless was found by hypochlorite-induced hydrolysis of -CH=N- group to release the initial fluorophore. Besides, Al3+ could cause a 72-nm blue-shifted emission spectra and a color change from golden-yellow to brown. As expected, HMAQ exhibited a satisfactory selectivity and sensitivity to ClO-/Al3+ with a quick response. Most notably, the reversibility of the [HMAQ+Al3+] complex could be used to detect ClO- and Al3+ simultaneously without mutual interferences. The detection limits of HMAQ for ClO- and Al3+ were turned out to be 10.2nM and 1.56nM, respectively. The high-performance results of real-time detections demonstrated the enormous potential of HMAQ in real-water samples and living cells.

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