title: A simple yet highly selective colorimetric sensor for cyanide anion in an aqueous environment.
abstract: The nucleophilic nature of cyanide is used to create a simple, sensitive, and highly effective sensor, 2-(trifluoroacetylamino)anthraquinone (2-TFAQ), for the easy "naked-eye" detection of very low concentrations of cyanide in an aqueous environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
authors.forename: Hao-Tao
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Dongdong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Xueliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Wenzhi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhenming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Jiaqi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jin-Pei
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000032:analysis*; D000880:Anthraquinones; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D003486:Cyanides / Q000032:analysis*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015335:Molecular Probes; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: C532934:2-(trifluoroacetylamino)anthraquinone; D000838:Anions; D000880:Anthraquinones; D003486:Cyanides; D015335:Molecular Probes