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A ratiometric fluorescent probe for the quantitative detection of styrene in air
Kai Chen1, Zhenzhong Gao1, Jin Sun1
1Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials & Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China. xfhou@scau.edu.cn 6440998@qq.com.
Abstract:
A ratiometric fluorescent probe (N-butyl-4-(4-amino-styryl)-1,8-naphthalimide) was developed for the quantitative detection of styrene in air. The sensing mechanism was found to involve a Heck reaction between the pretreated probe (diazotization) and styrene. A probe solution absorption method was established to detect gaseous styrene quantitatively.
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