Visible and near-infrared sensing of fluoride by indole conjugated urea/thiourea ligands

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 May 7;46(17):2962-4. doi: 10.1039/b919128c. Epub 2010 Mar 5.

Abstract

Two thiourea and urea based indole conjugated ligands show selective color changes with fluoride along with an absorbance band at 936 nm and 904 nm respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Fluorides / chemistry*
  • Indoles / chemistry*
  • Ligands*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Spectrophotometry
  • Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
  • Thiourea / chemistry*
  • Urea / chemistry*

Substances

  • Indoles
  • Ligands
  • Urea
  • Thiourea
  • Fluorides