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Synfacts 2010(10): 1131-1131  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258631
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Fluoride Sensing in Water

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Carlos Cordovilla
R. Hu, J. Feng, D. Hu, S. Wang, S. Li*, Y. Li*, G. Yang*
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Beijing, P. R. of China
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22 September 2010 (online)

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Significance

A rapid sensor for fluoride in aqueous solution is described. The sensor, based on a siloxy-functionalized benzamide, is activated when the O-Si bond is cleaved by fluoride ions. The difference between the emission properties of both species allows an accurate and sensitive method to determine the concentration of fluoride ions at the level of drinking water standards.