Issue 90, 2014

Direct sensing of fluoride in aqueous solutions using a boronic acid based sensor

Abstract

Binding of the fluoride ion triggers aggregation of a pyreneboronic acid–catechol ensemble in acidic aqueous solutions, giving rise to intense excimer emission, allowing for sensitive fluoride ion sensing at ppm levels, with an apparent fluoride binding constant higher than 103 M−1 which is unprecedented for boronic acid sensors in water.

Graphical abstract: Direct sensing of fluoride in aqueous solutions using a boronic acid based sensor

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Jun 2014
Accepted
23 Sep 2014
First published
23 Sep 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 13987-13989

Direct sensing of fluoride in aqueous solutions using a boronic acid based sensor

X. Wu, X. Chen, B. Song, Y. Huang, W. Ouyang, Z. Li, T. D. James and Y. Jiang, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 13987 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC04542D

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