A novel heteroacene, 2-(2,3,4,5-tetrafluorophenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]phenazine as a multi-response sensor for F− detection

• Main Authors: Wang, Chengyuan, Li, Gang, Zhang, Qichun
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106261; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17868
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A novel heteroacene, 2-(2,3,4,5-tetrafluorophenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]phenazine has been successfully synthesized. The heteroacene can selectively detect F− over Cl−, Br−, I−, NO3−, HSO4−, ClO4−, and BF4− in organic solvents through colorimetric and fluorescent responses. The interaction between the h...