A halogen-bonding catenane for anion recognition and sensing

Antonio Caballero, Fabiola Zapata, Nicholas G. White, Paulo J. Costa, Vítor Félix, Paul D. Beer*

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Abstract

The anion-templated synthesis of a halogen-bonding catenane, which recognizes chloride and bromide ions solely by halogen bonding, is described. The catenane's ability to optically sense halide anions using fluorescence spectroscopy is demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1876-1880
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2012
Externally publishedYes

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