2010•Chemical CommunicationsRequires access
A pyridinium cation–π interaction sensor for the fluorescent detection of alkyl halides
Wenbo Chen, Souad A. Elfeky, Ysé Nonne, Louise Male, Kabir Ahmed, Claire Amiable, Philip Axe, Shinji Yamada, Tony D. James, Steven D. Bull, John Fossey
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Abstract
N-alkylation of a novel pyridine sensor results in pyridinium salts whose conformations are stabilised by pyridinium cation-π interactions resulting in a fluorescent response that can be used to sense the presence of alkylating agents in solution at low concentration.