Abstract
An ultrasensitive fluorescent water sensor based on a dipodal bimane-Cu(ii) complex is reported here. This complex, which is non-fluorescent in the absence of water, demonstrates a remarkable turn-on fluorescence in the presence of extremely low (0.000786% v/v) concentrations of water, via highly selective water-induced displacement of copper and restoration of the innate bimane fluorescence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2690-2693 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 25 Feb 2022 |