RSC Advances · 2014 · 56 citations · 25 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryAnalytical ChemistryBiosensorsSensorsBiological SensorsChemical SensorsFluorescence SpectroscopyMolecular SensorsPhotochemistryWater ChemistryElectron TransferElectron-withdrawing GroupsFluorescence SensorsFluorescence-based SensingFluorescent SensorsPhotoinduced Electron Transfer SensorsPolar Aprotic SolventsSensing In Aqueous Media
Anthracene–boronic acid ester OF-2 having a cyano group as an electron-withdrawing substituent was designed and developed as a highly-sensitive fluorescence PET sensor for detection of a trace amount of water in various solvents (polar, less polar, protic and aprotic solvents).
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