Fluoride responsive single nanochannel: click fabrication and highly selective sensing in aqueous solution

Chem Sci. 2015 Oct 1;6(10):5859-5865. doi: 10.1039/c5sc02191j. Epub 2015 Jul 22.

Abstract

Fluoride is important to explore because it plays important roles in nature and biological processes. To accomplish selective F- sensing in aqueous solution, a nanochannel modified with 1,3-dipropargylaza-p-tert-butyl calix[4]crown (C4CE) was designed on the basis of hydrogen-bonding interactions. The nanodevice not only exhibits high selectivity for F-, even in serum, but also shows the useful property of recyclability.