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A naked-eye, selective and sensitive chemosensor for fluoride ion

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Effect of the addition of six different anions on the absorption and fluorescence spectra of acridine yellow G (AYG) was examined. Only the F− anion could induce a visible color change observable with naked eye and a strong fluorescence quenching with K SV of 8.3 × 104 mol−1 L in CH3CN solutions. Calculated results of the interaction between the F− anion and acridine yellow G using the B3LYP/6-31G(d) program showed that the intermolecular charge transfer through the formation of an H-bond between AYG and F− is an essential sensor mechanism.

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    Puhui Xie, Weifeng Wang & Xiyang Liu

  2. Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

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Xie, P., Guo, F., Wang, W. et al. A naked-eye, selective and sensitive chemosensor for fluoride ion. Chem. Pap. 64, 723–728 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-010-0060-4

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