A simple yet highly selective colorimetric sensor for cyanide anion in an aqueous environment.
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.
Niu
Hao-Tao
HT
Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Su
Dongdong
D
Jiang
Xueliang
X
Yang
Wenzhi
W
Yin
Zhenming
Z
He
Jiaqi
J
Cheng
Jin-Pei
JP
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
C532934:2-(trifluoroacetylamino)anthraquinone; D000838:Anions; D000880:Anthraquinones; D003486:Cyanides; D015335:Molecular Probes