l＇-cysteaminecarbonyl-1-glutathionecarbonyl-ferrocene （Fc-GSH） was synthesized from ferrocene dicarboxylic acid and reduced glutathione （GSH） with 4 steps. IR and 1^H-NMR were used to characterize the products. Then Fc-GSH was immobilized on the surface of gold electrode. Cyclic votammetry （CV） was adopted to investigate the electrochemical properties of this Fc-GSH modified electrode in the absence and presence of Cd^2＋ aqueous solutions. The peak oxidation potential （Ea） and reduction potential （Ec） of Fc-GSH modified electrode were observed at Ea= 0.74 V and Ec= 0.64 V （vs Ag/AgCl） before the accumulation of Cd^2＋. This redox process is a monoelectron chemical reaction. The anodic shift is about 80 mV in the presence of 20 nmol/L of Cd^2＋ aqueous solution. Moreover, this shift is in proportion to the concentration of Cd^2＋ when the concentration of Cd^2＋ is lower than 20 nmol/L. So the modified electrode can be used as probes to detect cadmium ions with the limit of 0.1 nmol/L by cyclic voltammetry.
