Abstract
The highly emissive B←N unit containing four-coordinate C,N-chelated organoboron compound, 2 was synthesized. This air and moisture stable compound can be used as a turn-off type fluorescent fluoride (F − ) sensor in THF with good selectivity and reversibility. The DFT calculation and the fluorescence quenching titration results showed that the mechanism of the sensing process was based on a competing reaction: the formation of 2-F with the stronger B[sbnd]F bond in an open form took the place of 2 with B←N bond in a closed form when F − was introduced, leading to significant absorption changing and fluorescence quenching.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 410-415 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Dyes and Pigments |
| Volume | 166 |
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| State | Published - Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- C,N-chelated organoboron
- Fluorescence
- Fluoride ions
- Sensor