A highly versatile fluorenone-based macrocycle for the sensitive detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and fluoride anions

Authors

Ingrid-Suzy Tamgho, University of Rhode Island
Sauradip Chaudhuri, University of Rhode Island
Molly Verderame, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Dana J. DiScenza, University of Rhode Island
Mindy Levine, University of Rhode IslandFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

2017

Department

Chemistry

Abstract

Reported herein is the high yielding synthesis of a new fluorenone-based triazolophane and its sensing capabilities for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and fluoride anions. Fluorescence, UV/Vis and ¹H NMR spectroscopy results showed the triazolophane has a high sensitivity for selected PAHs and binds the fluoride anion in a 2 : 1 stoichiometry via C–H hydrogen bonding with the triazole and fluorenone protons.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Tamgho, I.-S., Chaudhuri, S., Verderame, M., DiDcenza, D. J., & Levine, M. (2017). A highly versatile fluorenone-based macrocycle for the sensitive detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and fluoride anions. RSC Adv., 7, 28489-28493. doi: 10.1039/c7ra05404a

Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ra05404a

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