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N C Prachalith1, K Vibha2, H M Suresh Kumar3
1Department of Allied Sciences, R.L. Jalappa Institute of Technology, Doddaballapura 561203, India.
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Flufenamic acid (FFA), a widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is primarily recognized for its therapeutic role in pain and inflammation management. Beyond its pharmaceutical relevance, FFA exhibits pronounced pH-dependent variations in its ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorption and fluorescence spectra, which remain largely unexplored for functional material applications. In this study, the optical behavior of FFA was systematically investigated over a broad pH range (1-14), revealing distinct and reversible spectral changes driven by protonation and deprotonation processes. These pH-responsive optical features were employed to construct molecular logic gates, including implication and an improved "INHIBIT" (IP-INHIBIT) gate, highlighting the potential of FFA as an on-off pH sensor and a promising candidate for organic electronic applications.
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