Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seoul National University

Chung Ang University Industry Academic Cooperation

Sang Doo Ahn

Jun Soo Kim

Sang Mi Park

Suk Kyu Chang

Ki Cheol Song

Jae Young Sung

Disclosed are a novel 8-hydroxyquinoline acetamide compound, an 8-hydroxyquinoline thioamide and use thereof. More specifically, disclosed are a novel 8-hydroxyquinoline thioamide compound suitable for use as a selective chemodosimeter that shows considerably high detection sensitivity to mercury ions, an 8-hydroxyquinoline acetamide compound as an intermediate thereof, preparation thereof, and a chemodosimeter for mercury ion-selective detection, the chemodosimeter comprising the 8-hydroxyquinoline thioamide compound. The compounds as disclosed herein exhibit considerably effective fluorescence specificity of an off-on type, detect a micromole of mercury ions from chemical and biological aqueous systems, and allow 100% desulfurization within 5 minutes, thus being considerably useful in the chemical industry.

8-hydroxyquinoline acetamide compound, 8-hydroxy quinoline thioamide compound and use thereof

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Seoul, South Korea

Sang Doo Ahn