title: Solvatochromic probes for detecting hydrogen-bond-donating solvents.
abstract: Hydrogen bonding heavily influences conformations, rate of reactions, and chemical equilibria. The development of a method to monitor hydrogen bonding interactions independent of polarity is challenging as both are linked. We have developed two solvatochromic dyes that detect hydrogen-bond-donating solvents. The unique solvatochromism of the triazine architecture has allowed the development of probes that monitor hydrogen-bond-donating species including water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. rotello@chem.umass.edu.
authors.forename: Ryan F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Landis
authors.forename: Mahdieh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yazdani
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Creran
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nandwana
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.forename: Vincent M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Rotello