Abstract
The development of a new platform for the direct and selective detection of nitrates is described. Two thioether-based chemosensors and the corresponding sulfoxides and sulfones were prepared, and their photophysical properties were evaluated. Upon selective sulfoxidation of these thioethers with nitrates via an oxygen-transfer reaction promoted by a bioinspired Mo-Cu system, significant fluorescence shifts were measured. A selective response of these systems, discriminating between nitrate salts and H 2O 2, was also shown.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5532-5535 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 21 Oct 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry