An Imidazo[1,5-α]Pyridine-Based Fluorometric Chemodosimeter for the Highly Selective Detection of Hypochlorite in

Suh Mi Hwang1, Dongju Yun1, Cheal Kim2

  • 1Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 129-743, South Korea.

Journal of Fluorescence
|February 3, 2019
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