阅读说明：本技术 一种检测汞离子的比色/荧光探针及其制备方法与应用 (Colorimetric/fluorescent probe for detecting mercury ions and preparation method and application thereof ) 是由 张丽芳 苗保喜 张然 倪中海 于 2021-08-11 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种检测汞离子的比色/荧光探针及其制备方法与应用,该荧光探针命名为TPE-Rh-NS,其化学结构式如式I所示；是由原料1-(4-甲酸苯基)-1,2,2-三苯乙烯和罗丹明化合物B在催化剂作用下合成得到TPE-Rh-NH-(2),再与异硫氰酸苯酯反应合成、纯化得到。本发明中TPE-Rh-NS是基于荧光共振能量转移和暗场能量转移机制的荧光探针,该探针表现出AIE特性,并在溶液状态和聚集状态下同时显示出对Hg～(2+)高选择性、高灵敏性识别特性,并将TPE-Rh-NS成功的应用于Hela细胞中Hg～(2+)成像。该荧光探针的制备工艺简单、合成路线短。本发明还公开了荧光探针在检测汞离子含量中的应用,拓宽了探针的应用范围。(A colorimetric/fluorescent probe for detecting mercury ions, a preparation method and an application thereof are disclosed, wherein the fluorescent probe is named as TPE-Rh-NS, and the chemical structural formula of the fluorescent probe is shown as a formula I; the TPE-Rh-NH is synthesized by raw materials of 1- (4-phenyl formate) -1,2, 2-triphenylethylene and a rhodamine compound B under the action of a catalyst 2 Then reacting with phenyl isothiocyanate for synthesis and purification. The TPE-Rh-NS is a fluorescent probe based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer and dark field energy transfer mechanisms, shows AIE characteristics and simultaneously shows Hg in a solution state and an aggregation state 2+ High selectivity and high sensitivity recognition characteristics, and the TPE-Rh-NS is successfully applied to Hg in Hela cells 2+ And (6) imaging. The fluorescent probe has simple preparation process and short synthetic route. The invention also disclosesThe application of the fluorescent probe in detecting the content of mercury ions widens the application range of the probe.)

1. The colorimetric/fluorescent probe for detecting mercury ions is characterized in that the fluorescent probe is named as TPE-Rh-NS, and the corresponding chemical structural formula is shown as formula I:

2. the method for preparing the colorimetric/fluorometric probe for detecting and detecting mercury ions according to claim 1, comprising the steps of:

(1) dissolving 1- (4-phenyl formate) -1,2, 2-triphenylethylene in dichloromethane, sequentially adding catalyst HoBt and EDCI, stirring at room temperature for 2h, adding rhodamine compound B, wherein the molar ratio of 1- (4-phenyl formate) -1,2, 2-triphenylethylene to rhodamine compound B is 1:1, stirring at room temperature for 8-12h to obtain reaction liquid, extracting the reaction liquid, combining organic phases, distilling the organic phases under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, and purifying by silica gel column chromatography to obtain TPE-Rh-NH₂The corresponding structural formula is shown in formula II:

the structural formula of the rhodamine compound B is shown as a formula III:

(2) under the protection of inert atmosphere, TPE-Rh-NH₂Dissolving in N, N-dimethylformamide, sequentially adding triethylamine and phenyl isothiocyanate, reacting at room temperature for 8-12 hr to obtain reaction solution, extracting the reaction solution, mixing organic phases, and distilling under reduced pressure to remove solventPurifying by silica gel column chromatography to obtain a probe molecule TPE-Rh-NS; TPE-Rh-NH₂The molar ratio of the compound to phenyl isothiocyanate is 1: 1.9.

3. The method for preparing a colorimetric/fluorometric probe for detecting mercury ions according to claim 2, wherein in the step (1), the extraction process comprises: deionized water was poured into the reaction solution, followed by extraction with dichloromethane three times.

4. The method for preparing a colorimetric/fluorometric probe for detecting mercury ions according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the eluent used for the column chromatography purification in step (1) is a dichloromethane/methanol solution at a volume ratio of 20: 1.

5. The method for preparing a colorimetric/fluorometric probe for detecting mercury ions according to claim 2, wherein in the step (2), the extraction process comprises: deionized water was poured into the reaction solution, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate three times.

6. The method for preparing a colorimetric/fluorometric probe for detecting mercury ions according to claim 2 or 5, wherein the eluent used for the column chromatography purification in step (2) is a dichloromethane/methanol solution at a volume ratio of 30: 1.

7. Use of the fluorescent probe of claim 1 for detecting mercury ion content.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of organic fluorescent molecular probes, and particularly relates to a colorimetric/fluorescent probe for detecting mercury ions, and a preparation method and application thereof.

Background

Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic heavy metal element. Mercury is easily bound to sulfur-containing compounds due to its thiophilic nature and is difficult to degrade. As mercury ions enter an ecological system, a series of poisoning phenomena can be caused after gradual accumulation. E.g. Hg²⁺The ions can bind to enzymes or proteins containing sulfhydryl groups in vivo, and affect the activity of biological enzymes and the function of proteins, thereby harming the central nervous system, digestive system, kidney, etc. Therefore, Hg in the environment and organism is realized²⁺The rapid, sensitive and nondestructive detection of the optical fiber is very important.

Compared with the traditional detection methods (electrochemical method, atomic absorption spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, atomic emission spectrometry, microelectrode method, nuclear magnetic resonance method, gas/liquid chromatography, colorimetric method and the like), the fluorescent probe has the advantages of low cost, simplicity in operation, high sensitivity, good selectivity, nondestructive real-time in-situ multiple monitoring and the like, thereby drawing wide attention, and the fluorescent probe is widely applied to the fields of analysis and detection of metal ions, non-metal ions and molecules, cell imaging, medical diagnosis and the like. However, there are still some problems and needs to be solved in the development of fluorescent probes: 1) the traditional fluorescent group shows an aggregate fluorescence quenching (ACQ) phenomenon, and under certain detection environments such as the condition that water is used as a main medium (cells, biological tissues and the like), the probe is in a non-fluorescence emission aggregation state, so that the application is limited; 2) fluorescent probes have shown great potential for development in the fields of biological imaging and disease detection, but background interference of blue fluorescence is prevalent in organisms. In order to effectively avoid background interference, a red fluorescent probe becomes a research hotspot. The novel red fluorescent probe is designed and synthesized based on the red luminescent matrix, so that an effective way is formed; 3) the selectivity and the sensitivity of the fluorescent probe are key indexes of the fluorescent probe, and the design and the synthesis of the fluorescent probe with higher selectivity and sensitivity are important targets for developing the fluorescent probe.

Currently, based on fluorescent probes and Hg²⁺The binding mode and the influence on the molecular electronic structure of the fluorescent probe can be summarized as follows: light-induced electron transfer (PET), Intramolecular Charge Transfer (ICT), Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT), Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET), cross-bond energy transfer (TBET), and aggregation-induced emission mechanism (AIE). Detection of Hg as reported in the literature²⁺Most of the fluorescent probes are based on the above mechanisms, and based on the combined action of Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) and dark field energy transfer (DRET) mechanisms to realize Hg²⁺Relatively few reports have been reported for the detection studies of (2).

Disclosure of Invention

One of the purposes of the invention is to provide a colorimetric/fluorescent probe for detecting mercury ions based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer and dark field energy transfer mechanisms, wherein the probe has the advantages of high selectivity and high sensitivity.

The invention also aims to provide the preparation method of the colorimetric/fluorescent probe for detecting mercury ions, which has the advantages of simple preparation process and short synthetic route.

The third purpose of the invention is to provide the application of the colorimetric/fluorescent probe for detecting mercury ions, and widen the application range of the probe.

In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows: a colorimetric/fluorescent probe for detecting mercury ions is named as TPE-Rh-NS, and the corresponding chemical structural formula is shown as formula I:

the preparation method of the colorimetric/fluorescent probe for detecting mercury ions comprises the following steps:

(1) dissolving 1- (4-phenyl formate) -1,2, 2-triphenylethylene in dichloromethane, sequentially adding catalyst HoBt and EDCI, stirring at room temperature for 2h, adding rhodamine compound B, wherein the molar ratio of 1- (4-phenyl formate) -1,2, 2-triphenylethylene to the rhodamine compound B is 1:1, stirring at room temperature for 8-12h, and reactingObtaining reaction liquid, extracting the reaction liquid, combining organic phases, distilling the organic phases under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, and purifying by silica gel column chromatography to obtain TPE-Rh-NH₂The corresponding structural formula is shown in formula II:

the structural formula of the rhodamine compound B is shown as a formula III:

(2) under the protection of inert atmosphere, TPE-Rh-NH₂Dissolving in N, N-dimethylformamide, sequentially adding triethylamine and phenyl isothiocyanate, reacting at room temperature for 8-12h to obtain a reaction solution, extracting the reaction solution, combining organic phases, distilling the organic phases under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, and purifying by silica gel column chromatography to obtain a probe molecule TPE-Rh-NS; TPE-Rh-NH₂The molar ratio of the compound to phenyl isothiocyanate is 1: 1.9.

Further, in the step (1), the extraction process comprises: deionized water was poured into the reaction solution, followed by extraction with dichloromethane three times.

Preferably, in step (1), the eluent used for column chromatography purification is a dichloromethane/methanol solution with a volume ratio of 20: 1.

Further, in the step (2), the extraction process is as follows: deionized water was poured into the reaction solution, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate three times.

Preferably, in step (2), the eluent used for column chromatography purification is a 30:1 volume ratio dichloromethane/methanol solution.

The specific synthetic route is as follows:

the invention also provides application of the fluorescent probe in detecting the content of mercury ions.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:

the invention selects 1- (4-phenyl formate) -1,2, 2-triphenylethylene with aggregation-induced solid luminescence (AIE) characteristic as an energy donor, rhodamine as an energy acceptor, piperazine as a connecting unit and amide thiourea as Hg based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) and dark field energy transfer (DRET) mechanisms²⁺The identification group synthesizes a reaction rate type fluorescent probe TPE-Rh-NS. TPE-Rh-NS exhibits AIE characteristics due to the presence of tetraphenylethylene and exhibits simultaneous behaviour in solution and in aggregate to Hg²⁺High selectivity, high sensitivity (the lowest detection limit can reach 0.157nM) recognition characteristic. TPE-Rh-NS is a fluorescent probe based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) and dark field energy transfer (DRET) mechanisms, and in a solution state, DRET process occurs, which is beneficial to Hg²⁺Binding reaction, suitable for Hg in environment²⁺Detecting; in an aggregation state, FRET process occurs, ratio type fluorescence property is shown, the fluorescent material is more suitable for cell imaging application, and TPE-Rh-NS is successfully applied to Hg in Hela cells²⁺And (6) imaging. The fluorescent probe has simple preparation process and short synthetic route. The probe is applied to detecting mercury ions, so that the application range of the probe is widened.

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FIG. 1 shows the compound TPE-Rh-NH₂Nuclear magnetic hydrogen spectrum of (a);

FIG. 2 shows the compound TPE-Rh-NH₂Mass spectrogram of (1);

FIG. 3 is a nuclear magnetic hydrogen spectrum diagram of a probe molecule TPE-Rh-NS;

FIG. 4 is a mass spectrum of the probe molecule TPE-Rh-NS;

FIG. 5 shows the DMSO-H concentration of TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) at various water contents₂Fluorescence emission spectra in O solution;

FIG. 6 shows the DMSO-H concentration of TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) at various water contents₂A trend graph of the change of the fluorescence peak value in the O solution along with the water content;

FIG. 7 shows the DMSO-H concentration of TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) at various water contents₂To Hg in O solution²⁺The fluorescence emission spectrum of (a);

FIG. 8 shows the DMSO-H concentration of TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) at various water contents₂To Hg in O solution²⁺The change trend graph of the fluorescence peak value of the (b) with the water content;

FIG. 9 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 40% DMSO-H₂An ultraviolet absorption spectrogram responding to different metal ions under an O system;

FIG. 10 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 40% DMSO-H₂For different metal ions and added Hg under O system²⁺The later ultraviolet absorption spectrogram;

FIG. 11 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 40% DMSO-H₂A fluorescence spectrogram responding to different metal ions under an O system;

FIG. 12 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 40% DMSO-H₂For different metal ions and added Hg under O system²⁺The subsequent fluorescence spectrogram;

FIG. 13 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 50% DMSO-H₂A fluorescence spectrogram responding to different metal ions under an O system;

FIG. 14 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 50% DMSO-H₂For different metal ions and added Hg under O system²⁺The subsequent fluorescence spectrogram; FIG. 15 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 40% DMSO-H₂A fluorescence titration spectrogram under an O system;

FIG. 16 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 40% DMSO-H₂Fluorescence intensity and Hg in O system²⁺A linear plot of concentration;

FIG. 17 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 50% DMSO-H₂A fluorescence titration spectrogram under an O system;

FIG. 18 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 50% DMSO-H₂Fluorescence intensity ratio to Hg in O system²⁺A linear plot of concentration;

FIG. 19 is TTPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 40% DMSO-H₂Ultraviolet absorption titration spectrogram under an O system;

FIG. 20 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 40% DMSO-H₂Ultraviolet absorption intensity and Hg under O system²⁺A linear plot of concentration;

FIG. 21 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 50% DMSO-H at different pH conditions₂A fluorescence spectrum under an O system;

FIG. 22 shows TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) in 50% DMSO-H at different pH conditions₂Under the O system with Hg²⁺(5eq) fluorescence spectrum after effect;

FIG. 23 is a statistical chart of the results of the HeLa cytotoxicity test of TPE-Rh-NS;

FIG. 24 is a photograph of the fluorescence image of the TPE-Rh-NS HeLa cells: (a) imaging HeLa cells in TPE-Rh-NS bright field; (b) imaging HeLa cells in TPE-Rh-NS green channel; (c) HeLa cells in TPE-Rh-NS and 20. mu.M Hg²⁺Imaging of cells in red channel; (d) the graph b and the graph c are superposed.

Detailed Description

The invention is further described with reference to the following figures and specific examples.

The raw materials and reagents used in the following examples are commercially available products unless otherwise specified, and the purity thereof was analytical purity or higher.

The rhodamine compound B used in the following examples was synthesized by the following synthetic procedure: 4-diethylamino keto acid and m-hydroxyphenyl piperazine are subjected to cyclization reaction under the action of strong acid to obtain a rhodamine compound A containing piperazine, and then the rhodamine compound A is subjected to reaction with hydrazine hydrate to obtain a rhodamine compound B.

The method comprises the following specific steps:

(1) synthesis of rhodamine compound A

Dissolving 4-diethylamino keto acid (10mmol, 3g) and m-hydroxyphenyl piperazine (10mmol, 1.77g) in 3mL concentrated sulfuric acid, heating at 90 ℃ for 3h, cooling to room temperature, adding 4mL perchloric acid under the condition of ice-water bath, and continuously stirring to obtain a crude product with the yield of 80%;

(2) synthesis of rhodamine compound B

Dissolving rhodamine compound A (2.5g, 5mmol) in 20mL ethanol, dropwise adding 80% hydrazine hydrate 5mL, heating and refluxing for reaction for 3h, detecting reaction with TCL plate, distilling under reduced pressure after reaction is completed, spin-drying solvent to obtain crude product, and purifying with silica gel columnAnd (4) separating and purifying, wherein the eluent ratio is dichloromethane/methanol-20: 1, and the yield is 85%.¹H NMR(400MHz,(CD₃)₂SO)δ7.77(dd,J＝5.6,2.8Hz,1H),7.53-7.42(m,2H),6.97(dd,J＝5.6,2.6Hz,1H),6.68(d,J＝2.3Hz,1H),6.62(dd,J＝8.8,2.4Hz,1H),6.41-6.36(m,4H),4.31(s,2H),3.32(q,J＝6.9Hz,4H),3.15-3.11(m,4H),2.94-2.79(m,4H),1.08(t,J＝6.9Hz,6H).¹³C NMR(75MHz,(CD₃)₂SO)δ165.35,152.88,152.63,151.88,151.65,148.18,132.42,129.50,128.21,127.66,127.37,123.43,122.20,111.30,109.32,107.98,105.27,101.56,97.37,64.63,48.28,47.95,44.91,43.65,12.40.HRMS:m/zcalculated for C₂₈H₃₁N₅O₂:470.2556,found:470.2550[M+H].

Example 1: synthesis of probe compound TPE-Rh-NS

(1)TPE-Rh-NH₂Synthesis of (2)

0.1882g (0.5mmol) of 1- (4-formylphenyl) -1,2, 2-triphenylethylene was weighed and dissolved in 20mL of methylene chloride, and HoBt0.068g (0.5mmol) and EDCI 0.096g (0.5mmol) were weighed and added to the above reaction mixture to react at room temperature for 2 hours; then 0.23g (0.5mmol) of rhodamine compound B is weighed and added into the reaction solution to react for 8-12h at room temperature. After the reaction is finished, pouring 20mL of deionized water, extracting with dichloromethane for three times, combining organic phases, decompressing and distilling off the solvent to obtain a crude product, and adding dichloromethane with the volume ratio of 20: 1: purifying the methanol solution by a silica gel column to obtain 0.25g of pure TPE-Rh-NH₂Yield, yield: 60%, melting point: 199-. The hydrogen spectrum is shown in FIG. 1, the mass spectrum is shown in FIG. 2,¹H NMR(600MHz，DMSO-d₆)δ7.78(ddt,J＝6.7,4.5,2.2Hz,1H),7.50–7.46(m,2H),7.23–7.19(m,2H),7.18–7.11(m,9H),7.05–6.97(m,9H),6.73(d,J＝2.5Hz,1H),6.65(dd,J＝8.9,2.5Hz,1H),6.36(dd,J＝6.0,1.7Hz,3H),4.34(s,2H),3.34(s,12H),1.09(t,J＝7.0Hz,6H)。MALDI-MS:m/zcalcd for C₅₅H₄₉N₅O₃828.0093,found:828.3380[M]⁺。

(2) synthesis of compound TPE-Rh-NS

Weighing TPE-Rh-NH₂0.39g (0.47mmol) was dissolved in 20mL of N, N-dimethylformamide and 0 was added.1mL of triethylamine; 0.25g (0.88mmol) of phenyl isocyanate was weighed into the reaction mixture, and reacted overnight at room temperature under nitrogen. After the reaction is finished, pouring the reaction solution into 20mL of water, extracting with ethyl acetate for three times, combining organic phases, and evaporating to dryness under reduced pressure to obtain a crude product. Passing through silica gel column with 30:1 volume ratio of dichloromethane and methanol solution as eluent to obtain 0.21g of TPE-Rh-NS pure product, yield: 46.4%, melting point: 238 deg.C and 240 deg.C. The hydrogen spectrum is shown in FIG. 3, the mass spectrum is shown in FIG. 4,¹H NMR(600MHz,DMSO-d₆)δ9.42(s,1H),8.86(s,1H),7.98–7.90(m,1H),7.69–7.58(m,2H),7.31–6.91(m,25H),6.66(d,J＝56.6Hz,2H),6.32(d,J＝41.3Hz,2H),3.68(s,2H),3.34(s,12H),1.07(d,J＝7.4Hz,6H).MALDI-MS:m/z calcd for C₆₂H₅₄N₆O₃S:963.1956,found 963.4014[M]⁺。

example 2: AIE Properties of Probe TPE-Rh-NS

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the AIE property of TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) is in DMSO-H₂In O solution, the fluorescence emission of the solution is tested at an excitation wavelength of 365 nm. The probe TPE-Rh-NS has no obvious fluorescence emission when the water content of the solution is 0-40%, when the water content of the solution reaches 50%, the TPE-Rh-NS is aggregated (the average particle size is 342nm), and an obvious fluorescence emission peak appears at the wavelength of 475nm, wherein the fluorescence emission peak is a typical tetraphenyl ethylene fluorescence emission peak, and the fluorescence is enhanced by nearly 30 times; the fluorescence intensity decreases with increasing water content, probably because the water content of the solution increases and the aggregation speed of the probe TPE-Rh-NS is higher, so that amorphous solid particles are formed, and the fluorescence intensity is reduced.

Example 3: solvent ratio selection of probe TPE-Rh-NS

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the probe TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) was formulated as DMSO-H with a water content (volume ratio) of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, respectively₂O solution, then 20. mu.L of Hg was added²⁺(1x10^-2M) solution, testing the fluorescence intensity of the solution, and drawing to obtain fluorescence spectrograms of TPE-Rh-NS with different water contents. As can be seen from FIGS. 7 and 8, the probe TPE-Rh-NS has a water content of 0-50% vs. Hg in the solution²⁺All the devices have the response to the current time,the color of the solution changes from colorless to red, and the solution emits red fluorescence under the irradiation of an ultraviolet lamp of 365 nm. As can be known from fluorescence spectrum intensity analysis, when the water content is between 0 and 40 percent, the fluorescence emission intensity of the probe TPE-Rh-NS under 598nm is enhanced along with the increase of the water content of the solution, and reaches the maximum value when the water content is 40 percent; then, the fluorescence intensity begins to decrease, when the water content of the solution reaches 60%, the fluorescence emission intensity is already weak, and after the water content of the solution reaches 70%, the fluorescence emission is very weak, which indicates that the probe TPE-Rh-NS is used for Hg at the moment²⁺There is little response. In conclusion, the probe TPE-Rh-NS is used for Hg in the solution state²⁺The optimal response solvent ratio is as follows: 40% DMSO-H₂O solution; the optimal solvent ratio in the aggregation state is as follows: 50% DMSO-H₂And (4) O solution.

Example 4: probe TPE-Rh-NS for Hg²⁺Selectivity and anti-ion interference ability of identification

Preparation of TPE-Rh-NS solution: the TPE-Rh-NS prepared in example 1 was used to prepare 1.0X 10^-3molL^-1Solution (solvent DMSO), weighing a calculated amount of probe sample into a 3mL volumetric flask, fixing the volume with DMSO, shaking and sonicating until the sample is completely dissolved, and storing in a sealed manner for later use.

Hg²⁺And preparing an interference ion solution: with Na⁺、K⁺、Mg²⁺、Ni²⁺、Mn²⁺、Cd²⁺、Co²⁺、Zn²⁺、Ag⁺、Cr³⁺、Fe³⁺、Al³⁺、Cu²⁺And Hg²⁺Dissolving in deionized water to prepare metal ion solution. The concentration of the metal ion solution is 1.0X 10^-2molL^-1Weighing calculated amount of metal ion salt, putting the metal ion salt into a 5mL volumetric flask, fixing the volume to the graduation line of a volumetric product by using deionized water, shaking and carrying out ultrasonic treatment to completely dissolve the metal ion salt, and sealing and storing the metal ion salt for later use.

First, in solution, in 40% DMSO-H in the probe TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M)₂And in O, respectively adding 10 times of equivalent of metal ions, and researching the selectivity of the metal ions through ultraviolet absorption spectrum and fluorescence spectrum. As shown in FIG. 9, TPE-Rh-NS is 40%DMSO-H₂The ultraviolet absorption spectrum in the O system is shown as follows: the probe TPE-Rh-NS is only in Hg²⁺In the presence of the solvent, the solution turns from colorless to red; to the probe solution was added 10 times the equivalent of Hg²⁺The anti-ion interference ability of the probe was investigated. Under the coexistence of other ions, the probe TPE-Rh-NS is used for treating Hg²⁺Also has high selectivity (as shown in figure 10). Under the same conditions, the probe TPE-Rh-NS also shows the effect on Hg in the fluorescence spectrum²⁺High selectivity (as shown in fig. 11) and strong resistance to ion interference (as shown in fig. 12).

Secondly, adding 10 times of equivalent of metal ions into the TPE-Rh-NS (1 mu M) probe in an aggregation state respectively, and testing the fluorescence spectrum intensity to study the selectivity of the probe. As shown in FIG. 13, TPE-Rh-NS was in 50% DMSO-H₂In the O system, under the excitation of 365nm excitation wavelength, the maximum fluorescence emission wavelength appears at 476nm, which is the characteristic peak of fluorescence emission of tetraphenylethylene. When Hg is added²⁺After the solution, red fluorescence was emitted with a maximum fluorescence emission wavelength of 596nm, and the fluorescence spectrum still appeared at 476nm with the addition of a probe solution of other metal ions. To study Hg²⁺Under the influence of the coexistence of other ions, 10 times of equivalent of Hg was continuously added to the probe solution²⁺Still exhibit significant Hg²⁺The recognition characteristic (shown in FIG. 14) shows that the TPE-Rh-NS probe has strong anti-interference capability under the condition of coexistence of other ions.

Example 5: hg of Probe TPE-Rh-NS²⁺Titration of fluorescence spectra

The probe TPE-Rh-NS is in a solution state (40% DMSO-H)₂O solution), fluorescence intensity and Hg²⁺The trend of the concentration is shown in FIG. 15. To TPE-Rh-NS (1. mu.M) 40% DMSO-H₂O solution, 0.5. mu.L of Hg added each time²⁺The solution was tested for fluorescence intensity. As can be seen from FIG. 15, the TPE-Rh-NS blank solution was less fluorescent when Hg was added²⁺Thereafter, a new fluorescence emission peak at 596nm, following Hg²⁺The fluorescence intensity is gradually enhanced when the concentration is increased; when Hg is contained²⁺When the concentration reaches 2 times of equivalent, the fluorescence intensity is accelerated and slowed down. The results show that: when Hg is contained²⁺After the concentration reached 2 equivalents, saturation was reached (as shown in FIG. 16). Hg is a mercury vapor²⁺The fluorescence intensity of the probe TPE-Rh-NS and Hg at the concentration of 1.5 mu M to 5 mu M²⁺The concentrations exhibited a good linear relationship. Obtaining the fluorescence intensity and Hg by linear fitting²⁺The concentration relation is as follows: 381620.29x-469738.27, R²0.997. The TPE-Rh-NS probe can be calculated in 40% DMSO-H according to the lowest detection limit formula LOD-3 sigma/k₂The lowest detection limit in the O system is: 0.44 nM.

The probe TPE-Rh-NS is in an aggregation state (50% DMSO-H)₂O solution), fluorescence intensity and Hg²⁺The trend of the concentration is shown in FIG. 17. The fluorescence spectrum of the TPE-Rh-NS blank solution shows the fluorescence emission characteristic peak (maximum emission wavelength: 476nm) of tetraphenylethylene when Hg is added²⁺Then, the intensity of the fluorescence spectrum at 476nm is reduced, and a new fluorescence emission peak appears at 596 nm; with Hg²⁺The emission peak intensity at 596nm is gradually enhanced when the concentration is increased, when Hg is²⁺After the concentration reaches 2 times of equivalent, the emission intensity of 476nm fluorescence is basically not reduced any more, and the increase of the emission intensity of 596nm fluorescence is almost stopped. Description of Hg²⁺After the concentration reached 2-fold equivalent, a saturation state was reached (as shown in fig. 18), which is a typical ratiometric fluorescence property. The ratio (I) of the fluorescence intensity of the probe TPE-Rh-NS at 596nm to the fluorescence intensity at 476nm₅₉₆/I₄₇₆) In Hg²⁺The concentration of the compound showed a good linear relationship in the range of 2. mu.M to 5. mu.M. Linear fitting to obtain I₅₉₆/I₄₇₆With Hg²⁺The concentration relation is as follows: y 44.965x-98.63, R²0.983. According to the lowest detection limit formula LOD of 3 sigma/k, the probe TPE-Rh-NS can be known to be in 50% DMSO-H₂The lowest detection limit in the O system is: 0.157 nM.

Example 6: hg of Probe TPE-Rh-NS²⁺Titration by ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy

The probe TPE-Rh-NS is in a solution state (40% DMSO-H)₂O solution), uv absorption intensity and Hg²⁺The trend of the concentration is shown in FIG. 19. The ultraviolet absorption spectrum of the TPE-Rh-NS blank solution has no absorption peak at 569nm, and the solution is colorless; hg is added²⁺Then, ultraviolet absorptionThe absorption spectrum shows an absorption peak at 569nm along with Hg²⁺The concentration is increased, the absorption peak intensity is gradually enhanced, and Hg is²⁺When the concentration reaches 2 times of equivalent, the ultraviolet absorption peak intensity is accelerated and slowed down. The experimental results show that Hg²⁺After the concentration reached 2 equivalents, saturation was reached (as shown in FIG. 20). Hg is a mercury vapor²⁺When the concentration is between 2 mu M and 7 mu M, the fluorescence intensity of the probe TPE-Rh-NS and Hg²⁺The concentrations exhibited a good linear relationship. Obtaining the ultraviolet absorption spectrum intensity and Hg through linear fitting²⁺The concentration relation is as follows: y 0.1195x-0.1196, R²0.998. The DMSO-H of the probe TPE-Rh-NS at 40% can be calculated by the lowest detection limit formula LOD-3 sigma/k₂The lowest detection limit in the O system is: 3.5 nM.

Example 7: pH value research of probe TPE-Rh-NS

TPE-Rh-NS in 50% DMSO-H₂And the O system is in an aggregated state. As shown in FIG. 21, DMSO-H of TPE-Rh-NS at different pH₂In the O solution, the fluorescence intensity changes little, and the maximum emission wavelength is 475nm, which indicates that the probe TPE-Rh-NS is slightly influenced by pH. 50% DMSO-H at different pH₂5 times of equivalent Hg is added into an O system²⁺When the pH value is between 4 and 6, the maximum emission peak of the probe TPE-Rh-NS is still 475nm, the intensity is not reduced, and a weaker emission peak (belonging to a fluorescence emission characteristic peak after ring opening of rhodamine) appears at 596nm, which indicates that when the pH value of the probe TPE-Rh-NS is between 4 and 6, Hg is detected²⁺There is little response. When the pH value is 7-10, the fluorescence emission peak of the probe TPE-Rh-NS is disappeared by aggregation induction at 475nm, the emission peak of the rhodamine ring-opening reaction at 596nm is obviously enhanced, and the fluorescence intensity is relatively stable. The results show that: probe TPE-Rh-NS for Hg at pH 7-10²⁺The probe TPE-Rh-NS has the potential to become a cell imaging material because the probe TPE-Rh-NS shows higher recognition sensitivity and the pH of cell sap is also in the range.

Example 8: hg of Probe TPE-Rh-NS²⁺Cytotoxicity Studies

Cell culture: cervical cancer cells for cell imaging (Hela cells) were purchased from bio, Hela cell culture process: the purchased Hela cells were transferred to a culture dish containing 2mL of a DMEM culture solution of 10% fetal bovine serum, and the culture dish was put into a sterile incubator maintained at a constant temperature of 37 ℃ with a carbon dioxide content for 24 hours to prepare for cell imaging.

Cytotoxicity test: hela cells are transferred to a 96-well culture dish containing 100 mu L of culture solution, incubated for 24h in an environment with 5% of carbon dioxide and constant temperature of 37 ℃, then 100 mu L of probe solutions with the concentrations of 0 mu M, 5 mu M, 10 mu M, 20 mu M and 30 mu M are prepared by using the culture solution, and are respectively placed into a 96-well culture dish with marks, 5 groups of parallel experiments are carried out on each concentration of probe for the accuracy of the experiments, and the culture is continued for 24 h. Then 20. mu.L of MTT (mg/mL) was added to each well and incubated for an additional 4 h. And finally, adding 100 mu L of dimethyl sulfoxide solution, uniformly mixing, adding an enzyme-labeling instrument, and calculating the cell survival rate by measuring the ultraviolet absorption intensity of the mixture at 570nm so as to reflect the toxicity of the fluorescent probe.

The results of Hela cytotoxicity test (MTT) on the TPE-Rh-NS probe are shown in FIG. 23. Hela cells were incubated in different concentrations (0. mu.M, 5. mu.M, 10. mu.M, 20. mu.M and 30. mu.M) of the probe TPE-Rh-NS for the same time period, and cell viability was observed. As shown in FIG. 23, the cell viability decreased slightly with the increase of TPE-Rh-NS concentration, and was more than 95% when the probe concentration reached 30. mu.M. The result of the cytotoxicity experiment shows that the TPE-Rh-NS probe has low cytotoxicity and is suitable for cell imaging technology.

Example 9: hg of Probe TPE-Rh-NS²⁺Cell imaging studies

Cell imaging is mainly used for detecting exogenous Hg²⁺Cell imaging experiments. Two groups were used for cell imaging. In the first group, Hela cells are put into a culture dish containing a culture solution to be cultured for 24 hours, washed three times by using a PBS buffer solution with the pH value of 7.4, then 20 mu L of a fluorescent probe standard solution is added into the cell culture solution to be cultured for 1 hour, finally washed three times by using a PBS buffer solution with the pH value of 7.4, cell metabolites and dead cells are washed, and the rest cells are used for cell imaging; the second group cultured Hela cells in a culture dish containing a culture solution for 24 hours, washed three times with a PBS buffer solution having a pH of 7.4, and then the cells were culturedAdding 20 μ L of fluorescent probe standard solution into the cell culture solution, culturing for 1 hr, adding 10 μ L of Hg²⁺Standard solutions were incubated for 1h, washed three times with PBS buffer pH 7.4, and cell metabolites and dead cells were washed away, leaving the cells for cell imaging.

As shown in FIG. 24, after the TPE-Rh-NS probe solution was added to the HeLa cell culture solution for culturing, the cells were transferred to a confocal microscope and excited by ultraviolet light of 405nm, as can be seen by observing the blue channel (425nm-475 nm): the probe TPE-Rh-NS has entered the cell and emits a weak yellow-green fluorescence (as shown in FIG. 24-b). When 20. mu.M Hg was added²⁺Then, the cells are continuously cultured and placed under a confocal microscope again for photographing and observation, and the cells are found to emit red fluorescence (as shown in figure 24-c), so that the result shows that the probe TPE-Rh-NS can sensitively detect Hg in the cells²⁺. Therefore, the probe TPE-Rh-NS can realize the effect on Hg in Hela living cells²⁺Detecting and can realize ratio type cell fluorescence imaging.

In conclusion, the probe TPE-Rh-NS is in the solution state (40% DMSO-H) due to its AIE property₂O) and Hg²⁺The probe can be observed to change from colorless to red by naked eyes under visible light; the probe solution was also observed to fluoresce red from no fluorescence under 365nm uv excitation. In the process, the probe TPE-Rh-NS passes through a DRET mechanism, dark field energy is transferred to a rhodamine structure from tetraphenylethylene, and the rhodamine structure shows high selectivity and ultrahigh sensitivity (the lowest detection limit of an ultraviolet absorption spectrum is 3.5nM, and the lowest detection limit of a fluorescence spectrum is 0.44 nM). The probe TPE-Rh-NS is in an aggregation state (50% DMSO-H)₂O), which exhibits excellent ratiometric fluorescent probe characteristics based on the FRET mechanism. The probe is in Hg²⁺Under the action of the fluorescence, the fluorescence (emission wavelength: 476nm) of the aggregation state of the tetraphenylethylene gradually disappears, the fluorescence (emission wavelength: 596nm) of the ring-opening reaction of the rhodamine gradually increases, and the ratio (I) of the fluorescence intensity at 596nm to the fluorescence intensity at 475nm is obtained_596nm/I_475nm) With Hg²⁺The concentration relation curve can be calculated to have the following lowest detection limit: 0.157 nM. In addition, the TPE-Rh-NS probe is successfully appliedHg in Hela cells²⁺And shows higher sensitivity in cell imaging.