Aminoantipyrine based efficient chemosensor for Zn(II) ions and its effectiveness in live cell imaging.

A simple imine based receptor NA-1 has been synthesized for detection of Zinc ions. Probe NA-1 showed the selective colorimetric changes with Zinc (II) ions whereas other metal ions didn't showed any observable colorimetric changes. The probe showed the very selective turn-on fluorescence response with Zn(II) ions among other rival metal ions like Cd(II) and Hg(II).