Visual detection of formaldehyde by highly selective fluorophore labeling via gold(III) complex-mediated three-component coupling reaction

Kong-Fan Wong; Jie-Ren Deng; Xiao-Qun Wei; Shi-Ping Shao; Da-Peng Xiang; Man-Kin Wong

doi:10.1039/c5ob00966a

Visual detection of formaldehyde by highly selective fluorophore labeling via gold(III) complex-mediated three-component coupling reaction

Org Biomol Chem. 2015 Jul 21;13(27):7408-11. doi: 10.1039/c5ob00966a.

Authors

Kong-Fan Wong¹, Jie-Ren Deng, Xiao-Qun Wei, Shi-Ping Shao, Da-Peng Xiang, Man-Kin Wong

Affiliation

¹ Food Safety and Technology Research Centre, State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China. mankin.wong@polyu.edu.hk.

PMID: 26065841
DOI: 10.1039/c5ob00966a

Abstract

A novel method for visual detection of formaldehyde with excellent selectivity via a gold(iii) complex-mediated three-component coupling reaction of resin-linked sterically bulky amines and fluorescent alkynes has been developed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alkynes / chemistry
Catalysis
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
Formaldehyde / chemistry*
Gold / chemistry*
Pargyline / analogs & derivatives
Pargyline / chemistry
Propylamines / chemistry
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

Alkynes
Fluorescent Dyes
Propylamines
Formaldehyde
propargylamine
Gold
Pargyline