Design, synthesis, crystal structure and cytotoxicity studies of colorimetric fluorescent “OFF-ON” probes for rapid detection of hydrogen sulfide based on Cu(II) complex

摘要： Four colorimetric fluorescent probes based on copper(II) complexes were synthesized and the molecular structures were characterized by X-ray diffraction, ESI-HRMS and elemental analysis. When exposed to HS–, the synthesized probes showed significant color changes from yellow to red and remarkable increase of fluorescence intensity (over 80-fold). What’s more, the interaction of host-guest could be completed in 2 minutes. However, no clear color and fluorescence intensity changes were observed in the presence of other anions (AcO–, H2PO4–, F–, Cl–, Br–, I–, SO42-, SO32-, CO32-, Cys and GSH). The synthesized colorimetric fluorescent probes could detect HS– rapidly and conveniently. Cytotoxicity studies indicated that the synthesized fluorescent probes were low cytotoxicity in Hela cells and may be used to detect H2S level in vivo.