The integration of a selective Hg2+ receptor unit, 1,4-dioxa-7,13-dithia-10-azacyclopentadecane, into the 9-aminoacridizinium fluorophore provides a fluorescent probe which allows a selective ratiometric detection of Hg2+ in water.
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Tian et al. (2009) studied this question.