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Xia J, Huang J, Zhang H, Zhang N, Li F, Zhou P, Zhou L, Pu Q. Natural flavonols as probes for direct determination of borax: From conventional fluorescence analysis to paper-based smartphone sensing. Talanta 2024; 274:126053. [PMID: 38599121 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Borax is strictly regulated in the food processing and pharmaceutical industry due to its physiological toxicity, and the development of a direct analytical method is essential for effectively monitoring the borax abuse. In this work, the fluorescence properties of flavonoids, including flavones, isoflavones and flavonols, were systematically investigated from aqueous to borax solutions, and it was found that the weak intrinsic fluorescence of flavonols could be pervasively sensitized by borax. A natural flavonol, morin, was subsequently chosen as a representative probe to develop a turn-on fluorescence sensing method for borax analysis, which achieved a linear response spanning four orders of magnitude with a detection limit of 1.07 μM (0.22 μg mL-1 in terms of Na2B4O7 content). Furthermore, a smartphone-assisted paper-based test device was designed and constructed by 3D printing technology. Using morin-impregnated test strips as the carrier, the borax could be visually detected by the RGB signals of the captured images, with a detection limit of 0.13 mM (27.05 μg mL-1 for Na2B4O7). Combining ion exchange treatment for food samples and sodium periodate oxidation for drug samples, the developed methods were successfully applied for the direct analysis of borax in various products with the recoveries of 86.9-106.3% for traditional fluorescence analysis and 82.7-108.8% for smartphone-assisted fluorescence sensing. The fluorescence property of the morin-borax system was studied using time-dependent density functional theory, and the sensing mechanism was discussed in conjunction with experimental research.
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- Jingtong Xia
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Wang S, Liu J, Feng S, Wu J, Yuan Z, Chen B, Ling Q, Lin Z. Anionic Hydrogen-Bonded Frameworks Showing Tautomerism and Colorful Luminescence for the Ultrasensitive Detection of Acetone. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400742. [PMID: 38319193 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Tautomers coexisting in an equilibrium system have significant potential for regulating luminescent properties because of their structural differences. However, separating and stabilizing tautomers at room temperature is a considerable challenge. In this study, it is found that hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) composed of Br- anions can effectively separate and stabilize two proton-transfer tautomers of triarylformamidinium bromide: namely, the nitrogen cation (BA-N) and carbon cation (BA-C). The BA-N crystal consisting of a dense anionic HOF and parallelly aligned organic cations exhibits green thermally activated delayed fluorescence and red room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP). The BA-C crystal contains acetone molecules that induce an antiparallel arrangement of the organic cations to form a loose HOF, producing blue prompt fluorescence and green RTP. Interestingly, switching of the HOFs between BA-N and BA-C can be achieved through the uptake and release of acetone, thereby dynamically adjusting multiple luminescent properties. Consequently, the HOF crystals can be used for the highly sensitive and specific sensing of acetone with a detection limit of 66.74 ppm. This study not only stabilizes tautomeric luminescent materials at room temperature, but also provides a new method for constructing smart HOFs with a sensitive response to a stimulus.
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- Shuaiqi Wang
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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Suebphanpho J, Boonmak J. Luminescence turn-on sensor for the selective detection of trace water and methanol based on a Zn(ii) coordination polymer with 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalate. RSC Adv 2024; 14:9781-9790. [PMID: 38528928 PMCID: PMC10961681 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00500g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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A highly selective detection of trace water in organic solvents is urgently required for the chemical industry. In this work, the simple sonochemical method was used for producing a luminescent sensor, [Zn(H2dhtp)(2,2'-bpy)(H2O)]n (Zn-CP) (H2dhtp2- = 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalate and 2,2'-bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine). Zn-CP exhibits reversible thermally-induced and methanol-mediated structural transformation. Importantly, Zn-CP has exceptional water sensing performance in both dry methanol and dry ethanol, with high selectivity, wide linear ranges, and a low limit of detection (LOD) of 0.08% (v/v). Upon the incremental addition of water, the luminescent intensities enhanced and shifted, along with the emission color changing from green to greenish yellow. In addition, Zn-CP can detect methanol selectively through turn-on luminescence intensity with LODs of 0.28, 0.52, and 0.35% (v/v) in dry ethanol, dry n-propanol, and dry n-butanol, respectively. The excited-state proton transfer of linker H2dhtp2-via enol-keto tautomerism and collaboration with structural transformation could be attributed to the sensing mechanism.
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- Jitti Suebphanpho
- Materials Chemistry Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University Khon Kaen 40002 Thailand
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- Materials Chemistry Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University Khon Kaen 40002 Thailand
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Morimoto A, Shimizu K, Suzuki N, Yagi S, Sueyoshi K, Endo T, Hisamoto H. Water detection in organic solvents using a copolymer membrane immobilised with a fluorescent intramolecular charge transfer-type dye: effects of intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Analyst 2024; 149:1939-1946. [PMID: 38381155 DOI: 10.1039/d3an02165c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Numerous fluorescent dye-based optical sensors have been developed to detect water in organic solvents. However, only a few such sensors can detect water in polar solvents such as methanol or dimethyl sulfoxide, and their detection range is generally narrow. Therefore, in this study, a copolymer membrane incorporated with a pyridinium betaine dye (denoted PB1), which exhibited intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) characteristics, was developed to realise simple water detection in organic solvents. The pyridinium betaine structure, comprising intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the oxygen in the maleimide moiety and the hydrogen in the pyridinium, was vital for achieving efficient fluorescence emission. The membrane was prepared by copolymerising PB1 with the N,N-dimethyl acrylamide/acrylamide monomer on a glass plate, and the fluorescence in water-mixed organic solvents was investigated (λabs = 490 nm, λfl = 630 nm). The fluorescence intensity of the dye-immobilised membrane decreased with increasing water content of the organic solvents. The detection ranges in tetrahydrofuran, ethanol, methanol, and dimethyl sulfoxide were approximately <40, <40, <40, and <60 vol% water, respectively. In contrast, membranes based on a quaternary pyridinium dye (without intramolecular hydrogen bonds) did not detect water in methanol and dimethyl sulfoxide, although it was more sensitive than PB1 in the narrow region of low water concentration in THF. Theoretical calculations corroborated the importance of the pyridinium betaine structure in detecting water in organic solvents, with the increase in polarity and the formation of intermolecular hydrogen bonds between PB1 and water found to induce molecular rotation and fluorescence quenching.
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- Ami Morimoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531 Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531 Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531 Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531 Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531 Japan.
- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531 Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531 Japan.
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Yin SH, Lan BL, Yang YL, Tong YQ, Feng YF, Zhang Z. Multi-analyte fluorescence sensing based on a post-synthetically functionalized two-dimensional Zn-MOF nanosheets featuring excited-state proton transfer process. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 657:880-892. [PMID: 38091911 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/02/2024]
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Covalent post-synthetic modification of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) represents an underexplored but promising avenue for allowing the addition of specific fluorescent recognition elements to produce the novel MOF-based sensory materials with multiple-analyte detection capability. Here, an excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) active sensor 2D-Zn-NS-P was designed and constructed by covalent post-synthetic incorporation of the excited-state tautomeric 2-hydroxypyridine moiety into the ultrasonically exfoliated amino-tagged 2D Zn-MOF nanosheets (2D-Zn-NS). The water-mediated ESPT process facilitates the highly accessible active sites incorporated on the surface of 2D-Zn-NS-P to specifically respond to the presence of water in common organic solvents via fluorescence turn-on behavior, and accurate quantification of trace amount of water in acetonitrile, acetone and ethanol was established using the as-synthesized nanosheet sensor with the detection sensitivity (<0.01% v/v) superior to the conventional Karl Fischer titration. Upon exposure to Fe3+ or Cr2O72-, the intense blue emission of the aqueous colloidal dispersion of 2D-Zn-NS-P was selectively quenched even in the coexistence of common inorganic interferents. The prohibition of the water-mediated ESPT process and local emission, induced by the coordination of ESPT fluorophore with Fe3+ or by Cr2O72- competitively absorbs the excitation energy, was proposed to responsible for the fluorescence turn-off sensing of the respective analytes. The present study offers the attractive prospect to develop the ESPT-based fluorescent MOF nanosheets by covalent post-synthetic modification strategy as multi-functional sensors for detection of target analytes.
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- Shu-Hui Yin
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, PR China; College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541199, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, PR China.
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Sánchez F, Gutiérrez M, Douhal A. Taking Advantage of a Luminescent ESIPT-Based Zr-MOF for Fluorochromic Detection of Multiple External Stimuli: Acid and Base Vapors, Mechanical Compression, and Temperature. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:56587-56599. [PMID: 37983009 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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Luminescent materials responsive to external stimuli have captivated great attention owing to their potential implementation in noninvasive photonic sensors. Luminescent metal-organic frameworks (LMOFs), a type of porous crystalline material, have emerged as one of the most promising candidates for these applications. Moreover, LMOFs constructed with organic linkers that undergo excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer (ESIPT) reactions are particularly relevant since changes in the surrounding environment induce modifications in their emission properties. Herein, an ESIPT-based LMOF, UiO-66-(OH)2, has been synthesized, spectroscopically and photodynamically characterized, and tested for detecting multiple external stimuli. First, the spectroscopic and photodynamic characterization of the organic linker (2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid (DHT)) and the UiO-66-(OH)2 MOF demonstrates that the emission properties are mainly governed by the enol → keto tautomerization, occurring in the organic linker via the ESIPT reaction. Afterward, the UiO-66-(OH)2 MOF proves for the first time to be a promising candidate to detect vapors of acid (HCl) and base (Et3N) toxic chemicals, changes in the mechanical compression (exercised pressure), and changes in the temperature. These results shed light on the potential of ESIPT-based LMOFs to be implemented in the development of advanced optical materials and luminescent sensors.
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- Francisco Sánchez
- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, INAMOL, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Avenida Carlos III, S/N, 45071 Toledo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, INAMOL, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Avenida Carlos III, S/N, 45071 Toledo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, INAMOL, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Avenida Carlos III, S/N, 45071 Toledo, Spain
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Li W, Zhao D, Li W, Wen R, Liu X, Liu L, Li T, Fan L. Chemorobust dye-encapsulated framework as dual-emission self-calibrating ratiometric sensor for intelligent detection of toluene exposure biomarker in urine. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 296:122637. [PMID: 36989693 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
By taking advantages of confinement effect can effectively prevent dye aggregation caused luminescent quenching, Eosin Y (EY) was encapsulated into a chemorobust porous CoMOF as secondary fluorescent signal to construct the dual-emitting sensor of EY@CoMOF. And the photo-induced electron transfer from CoMOF to EY molecules induced EY@CoMOF presenting a weak blue emission at 421 nm and a strong yellow emission at 565 nm. Those dual-emission features also endow EY@CoMOF itself great potentials as a self-calibrating ratiometric sensor in visually and efficiently monitoring hippuric acid (HA) in urine, with fast response, high sensitivity and selectivity, excellent recyclable, and low LOD (0.24 μg/mL). Furthermore, based on a tandem combinational logic gate, an intelligent detection system was designed to improve the practicability and convenience of HA detection in urine. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of dye@MOF based sensor for HA detection. And this work provides a promising approach for developing dye@MOF based sensors to intelligent detect bioactive molecules.
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- Wenqian Li
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Electrode Materials, Shanxi Coal Mine Water Treatment Technology Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Electrode Materials, Shanxi Coal Mine Water Treatment Technology Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Electrode Materials, Shanxi Coal Mine Water Treatment Technology Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Electrode Materials, Shanxi Coal Mine Water Treatment Technology Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China.
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Electrode Materials, Shanxi Coal Mine Water Treatment Technology Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Electrode Materials, Shanxi Coal Mine Water Treatment Technology Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Electrode Materials, Shanxi Coal Mine Water Treatment Technology Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Electrode Materials, Shanxi Coal Mine Water Treatment Technology Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China.
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Xiao G, Ji X, Ji J, Li G, Yang G, Wang Y. A ratiometric fluorescent chemodosimeter based on a hydrolysis reaction for the superwide continuous range detection of water in MeOH, MeCN, and DMF. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.114714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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