Abstract:A novel fluorescent molecular probe CCo for Co2+ based on the coumarin-thiazole-hydrazone-functional structure was designed and synthesized. The molecular structure were characterized by 1HNMR and 13CNMR etc. The spectral properties, the electrochemical properties and the quantum chemical calculation of CCo were studied. CCo exhibited high selectivity to Co2+ among such metal ions as Cd2+, Co2+, Na+, Mn2+, Fe3+, Pb2+, Hg2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Cu+, K+, Mg2+, Ag+, Ni2+, Cr3+. The addition of Co2+ led to a 60 nm red-shift in absorption spectra and 75 nm blue-shift in fluorescence spectra. To use tetrabutylammonium perchlorate as the supporting electrolyte, the CCo solution with three electrode system could recognize Hg2+. The peak value of the absorption spectra for the CCo which was verified from the theoretical calculation was consistent with the experimental value.