Versatile naphthoyl hydrazone probe for Zn(
                    <scp>ii</scp>
                    ) fluorescence sensing, live-cell imaging, and Fe(
                    <scp>iii</scp>
                    )-mediated fluoride detection

DOI: 10.1039/d6nj02752k ISSN: 1144-0546

Versatile naphthoyl hydrazone probe for Zn( ii ) fluorescence sensing, live-cell imaging, and Fe( iii )-mediated fluoride detection

Anwesha Ghosh, Swaraj Sengupta, Srijani Dey, Ananya Barui, Antonio Frontera, Rosa M. Gomila, Shyamal Kumar Chattopadhyay

A naphthoyl hydrazone scaffold selectively senses Zn(

ii

) and enables live-cell imaging in its free form, while its Fe(

iii

) complex senses F ⁻ , offering a strategy for multi-analyte fluorescent chemosensors.