Toward the development of the direct and selective detection of nitrates by a bioinspired Mo-Cu system

Hanit Marom, Yanay Popowski, Svetlana Antonov, Michael Gozin

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5532-5535
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume13
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Oct 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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