N-Acylureido functionality as acceptor substituent in solvatochromic fluorescence probes: detection of carboxylic acids, alcohols, and fluoride ions.
N,N'-Dicyclohexyl-N-(6'-methoxyanthryl-2-carbonyl)urea (1a) exhibits a strong solvatochromism with respect to its fluorescence properties. The emission maxima of 1a correlate well with the anion-stabilizing properties of the solvent. This feature allows the detection of analytes with high acceptor numbers, such as alcohols and carboxylic acids, and the detection of analytes such as fluoride ions which form strong hydrogen bonds with the amido hydrogen atom.
Bohne
Cornelia
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Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, BC V8W 3V6, Canada.
Ihmels
Heiko
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Waidelich
Michael
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Yihwa
Chang
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