Donor atom selective coordination of Fe3+ and Cr3+ trigger fluorophore specific emission in a rhodamine–naphthalimide dyad†
Abstract
A rhodamine–naphthalimide dyad with multiple coordination sites displays Fe3+ and Cr3+ specific absorption and fluorescence emission profiles and permits specific detection of Fe3+ and Cr3+ ions present in aqueous samples, and live A549 and CHO cells in a chemoselective manner.