Pramanik A, Karmakar J, Grynszpan F, Levine M. Highly Sensitive Water Detection Through Reversible Fluorescence Changes in a
syn-Bimane Based Boronic Acid Derivative.
Front Chem 2022;
9:782481. [PMID:
35111727 PMCID:
PMC8802138 DOI:
10.3389/fchem.2021.782481]
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Abstract
Reported herein is a fluorometric and colorimetric sensor for the presence of trace amounts of water in organic solvents, using syn-bimane based boronate ester 1. This sensor responds to the presence of water with a highly sensitive turn-off fluorescence response, with detection limits as low as 0.018% water (v/v). Moreover, analogously high performance was observed when compound 1 was adsorbed on filter paper, with the paper-based sensor responding both to the presence of liquid water and to humid atmospheres. Reusability of the paper-based sensor up to 11 cycles was demonstrated, albeit with progressive decreases in the performance, and 1H NMR and mass spectrometry analyses were used to explain the observed, hydrolysis-based sensor response.
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