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A radical approach for fluorescent turn 'on' detection, differentiation and bioimaging of methanol
Virendra Kumar1, Ajit Kumar, Uzra Diwan
1Department of Chemistry (Centre of Advanced Study), Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India. drkaushalbhu@yahoo.co.in kku@bhu.ac.in.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
|July 31, 2015
Abstract:
A simple Schiff base (RC) has been explored as a smart example of fluorescent material for the selective detection, differentiation and bioimaging of methanol. The nucleophilic attack of methanol on the cyclic control unit of RC leads to its opening and formation of a highly fluorescent moiety, RO. The RC displays a good sensitivity for MeOH with a detection limit of 0.042 wt% in water.

