title: A pyridinium cation-π interaction sensor for the fluorescent detection of alkyl halides.
abstract: N-alkylation of a novel pyridine sensor results in pyridinium salts whose conformations are stabilised by pyridinium cation-π interactions resulting in a fluorescent response that can be used to sense the presence of alkylating agents in solution at low concentration.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TT, UK.
authors.forename: Wenbo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Souad A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Elfeky
authors.forename: Ysé
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nonne
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Male
authors.forename: Kabir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amiable
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Axe
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Tony D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Bull
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Fossey
mesh_terms: D000478:Alkylation; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / Q000032:analysis*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011725:Pyridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012996:Solutions; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; D011725:Pyridines; D012996:Solutions