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Sensor for nitrophenol based on a fluorescent molecular clip

N She, M Gao, L Cao, A Wu, L Isaacs

Index: She, Nengfang; Gao, Meng; Cao, Liping; Yin, Guodong; Wu, Anxin Synlett, 2007 , # 16 p. 2533 - 2536

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Citation Number: 28

Abstract

We report the synthesis, X-ray crystal structure, and photophysics of a fluorescent molecular clip (1). Binding studies of 1 toward phenols 2a− j were carried out using fluorescence, 1H NMR, and IR spectroscopy, which revealed a high affinity and selectivity for 4-nitrophenol