Azulene–boronate esters: colorimetric indicators for fluoride in drinking water

Carlos Miguel Lopez-Alled, Adrian Sanchez Fernandez, Karen Edler, Adam Sedgwick, Steven Bull, Claire McMullin, Gabriele Kociok-Kohn, Tony James, Jannis Wenk, Simon Lewis

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Abstract

Low cost and in situ fluoride detection by non-experts is important for the determination of drinking water safety in developing countries. Colour reagents can provide results quickly without expensive equipment, but colorimetric fluoride indicators are often nonspecific, complex to use or do not work in water. Here we show that azulene–boronate indicators respond selectively to fluoride at concentrations relevant to the WHO limit of 1.5 mg/L.
LanguageEnglish
Pages12580-12583
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume53
Issue number93
Early online date14 Nov 2017
DOIs
StatusPublished - 4 Dec 2017

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Azulene–boronate esters: colorimetric indicators for fluoride in drinking water. / Lopez-Alled, Carlos Miguel; Sanchez Fernandez, Adrian; Edler, Karen; Sedgwick, Adam; Bull, Steven; McMullin, Claire; Kociok-Kohn, Gabriele; James, Tony; Wenk, Jannis; Lewis, Simon.

In: Chemical Communications, Vol. 53, No. 93, 04.12.2017, p. 12580-12583.

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Lopez-Alled, CM, Sanchez Fernandez, A, Edler, K, Sedgwick, A, Bull, S, McMullin, C, Kociok-Kohn, G, James, T, Wenk, J & Lewis, S 2017, 'Azulene–boronate esters: colorimetric indicators for fluoride in drinking water', Chemical Communications, vol. 53, no. 93, pp. 12580-12583. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cc07416f
Lopez-Alled CM, Sanchez Fernandez A, Edler K, Sedgwick A, Bull S, McMullin C et al. Azulene–boronate esters: colorimetric indicators for fluoride in drinking water. Chemical Communications. 2017 Dec 4;53(93):12580-12583. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cc07416f
Lopez-Alled, Carlos Miguel ; Sanchez Fernandez, Adrian ; Edler, Karen ; Sedgwick, Adam ; Bull, Steven ; McMullin, Claire ; Kociok-Kohn, Gabriele ; James, Tony ; Wenk, Jannis ; Lewis, Simon. / Azulene–boronate esters: colorimetric indicators for fluoride in drinking water. In: Chemical Communications. 2017 ; Vol. 53, No. 93. pp. 12580-12583.
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