Two luminescent probes [Eu.L1–2]+ are reported for the rapid detection of fluoride in water. Probes [Eu.L1–2]+ exhibit exceptional enhancements in Eu emission in the presence of fluoride, permitting its selective determination within the environmentally relevant concentration range (20–210 μM).
Funding
SJB wishes to thank the Ramsay Memorial Fellowship
Trust for funding
History
School
Science
Department
Chemistry
Published in
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Volume
51
Issue
54
Pages
10879 - 10882 (4)
Citation
BUTLER, S.J., 2015. Quantitative determination of fluoride in pure water using luminescent europium complexes. Chemical Communications, 51 (54), pp. 10879 - 10882.
Publisher
The Royal Society of Chemistry
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VoR (Version of Record)
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Publication date
2015
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This is an Open Access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.