title: Oligopyrrole macrocycles: receptors and chemosensors for potentially hazardous materials.
abstract: Oligopyrroles represent a diverse class of molecular receptors that have been utilized in a growing number of applications. Recently, these systems have attracted interest as receptors and chemosensors for hazardous materials, including harmful anionic species, high-valent actinide cations, and nitroaromatic explosives. These versatile molecular receptors have been used to develop rudimentary colorimetric and fluorimetric assays for hazardous materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5300, Austin, TX 78712-0165, USA. brambo@signaturescience.com
authors.forename: Brett M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Rambo
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sessler
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions; D003124:Colorimetry; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D011758:Pyrroles