RSC ADVANCES, cilt.5, sa.39, ss.30522-30525, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
We describe the design, synthesis and spectral behaviour of a fluorescent molecular sensor able to recognize Hg2+ and Au3+ ions via different emission modes. The molecular sensor is constructed on a single BODIPY dye appended with a semithio-carbazone functionality as a recognition motif.