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Furan and Julolidine-Based “Turn-on” Fluorescence Chemosensor for Detection of F− in a Near-Perfect Aqueous Solution

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A new fluorescent sensor 1, containing furan and julolidine moieties linked through a Schiff-base, has been synthesized. Distinct “turn-on” fluorescence enhancement of 1 was observed upon the addition of F− in a near-perfect aqueous solution. The binding capabilities of 1 with F− were studied by using fluorescent spectroscopic techniques, ESI-mass analysis and NMR titration measurements. The detection limit for the analysis of F− was found to be 10.02 μM, which is below the WHO guideline (79 μM) for drinking water. Practically, the sensing ability of 1 for F− was successfully applied in real water samples. The sensing mechanism for F− was proposed to be the ICT mechanism via the hydrogen bonding, which was well explained by theoretical calculations.

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Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (NRF-2014R1A2A1A11051794 and NRF-2015R1A2A2A09001301) are gratefully acknowledged. This subject is supported by Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE) as "The Chemical Accident Prevention Technology Development Project". We thank Nano-Inorganic Laboratory, Department of Nano & Bio Chemistry, Kookmin University to access the Gaussian 03 program packages.

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Jeong, H.Y., Lee, S.Y. & Kim, C. Furan and Julolidine-Based “Turn-on” Fluorescence Chemosensor for Detection of F− in a Near-Perfect Aqueous Solution. J Fluoresc 27, 1457–1466 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-017-2085-3

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