title: Chemiluminescence sensing of fluoride ions using a self-immolative amplifier.
abstract: An enhanced chemiluminescence signal is obtained when electronically triggered dioxetane cleavage is initiated by fluoride-mediated deprotection of the silyl-protecting group, followed by self-immolation via 1,4-quinone-methide rearrangement. The reaction takes place even when the probe is trapped within a PMMA layer on top of a glass plate. In that arrangement, fluoride in aqueous solutions can be detected selectively at low micromolar concentrations.
authors.affiliation: UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center and ‡Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University , Ankara 06800, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilke Simsek
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Engin U
authors.initials: EU
authors.lastname: Akkaya