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A Polyaniline-based Sensor of Nucleic Acids
Published on: November 1, 2016
Pyrene-functionalised, alternating copolyimide for sensing nitroaromatic compounds
Stefano Burattini1, Howard M Colquhoun, Barnaby W Greenland
1Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AD, UK.
Abstract:
A novel, pyrene-functionalised copolymer has been synthesised in a single step via imidisation of poly(maleic anhydride-alt-1-octadecene) with 1-pyrenemethylamine, and its potential for the detection of volatile nitro aromatic compounds (NACs) evaluated. The new copolymer forms complexes in solution with NACs such as 2,5-dinitrobenzonitrile, as shown by (1) H NMR, UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. Moreover, thin films of this copolymer, cast from THF solution, undergo almost instantaneous fluorescence quenching when exposed to the vapour of 2,5-dinitrobenzonitrile (a model for TNT) at ambient temperatures and pressures.
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