A pyridinium cation-π interaction sensor for the fluorescent detection of alkyl halides.
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.
Chen
Wenbo
W
School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TT, UK.
Elfeky
Souad A
SA
Nonne
Ysé
Y
Male
Louise
L
Ahmed
Kabir
K
Amiable
Claire
C
Axe
Philip
P
Yamada
Shinji
S
James
Tony D
TD
Bull
Steven D
SD
Fossey
John S
JS
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
D002412:Cations; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; D011725:Pyridines; D012996:Solutions