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Synthesis and Characterization of Supramolecular Colloids
Published on: April 22, 2016
Supramolecular recognition of a CWA simulant by metal-salen complexes: the first multi-topic approach
Roberta Puglisi1, Andrea Pappalardo, Antonino Gulino
1Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95100 Catania, Italy. giuseppe.trusso@unict.it.
Abstract:
Sensing of chemical warfare agents is today an important target, mainly due to the international scenario. Here a new approach, based on supramolecular multi-topic recognition of dimethyl methylphosphonate, a simulant of chemical warfare agents, is reported. These receptors, based on metal-salen complexes, combine their abilities to establish Lewis acid-base interactions and hydrogen bonds and pave the way for the realization of a new class of supramolecular sensors for the non-covalent recognition of chemical warfare agent simulants.
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