Abstract
N-alkylation of a novel pyridine sensor results in pyridinium salts whose conformations are stabilised by pyridinium cation-π interactions resulting in a fluorescent response that can be used to sense the presence of alkylating agents in solution at low concentration.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Alkylation
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Cations / chemistry
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Crystallography, X-Ray
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Fluorescence*
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Fluorescent Dyes / chemical synthesis
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Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
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Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / analysis*
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Structure
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Pyridines / chemical synthesis
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Pyridines / chemistry*
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Solutions
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Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Substances
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Cations
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Fluorescent Dyes
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Hydrocarbons, Halogenated
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Pyridines
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Solutions