Fluorescent alpha-cyclodextrin as a chemosensor for halomethanes.
A new fluorescent chemosensor, NBDamine-appended alpha-cyclodextrin, was prepared and showed high selectivity for perhalogenated methanes via multisite interactions between the perhalogenated methane and the cyclodextrin molecule.
Ikeda
Hiroshi
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Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B44 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan. hikeda@bio.titech.ac.jp
Ueno
Akihiko
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D005453:Fluorescence; D006219:Halogens / Q000737:chemistry*; D008697:Methane / Q000032:analysis*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D047391:alpha-Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry*
D006219:Halogens; D047391:alpha-Cyclodextrins; D008697:Methane; C032613:alpha-cyclodextrin