Synthesis, optical properties and explosive sensing performances of a series of novel π-conjugated aromatic end-capped oligothiophenes

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 246-247, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-60

  Liu, Taihong ^a   Zhao, Keru ^a   Liu, Ke ^a   Ding, Liping ^a   Yin, Shiwei ^a   Fang, Yu ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatic end capper; Fluorescence quenching; Nitro containing explosives; Oligothiophene

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC END-CAPPER; COLORIMETRIC DETECTION; DETECTION LIMITS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRON-DONATING; ELECTRON-RICH; END CAPPING; ETHANOL SOLUTIONS; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING; FLUORESCENCE STUDIES; FLUORESCENT SENSORS; GRIGNARD COUPLING REACTIONS; OLIGOTHIOPHENES; PHOTOCHEMICAL STABILITY; SENSING PERFORMANCE; TERTHIOPHENES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON AFFINITY; ETHANOL; FLUORESCENCE; NAPHTHALENE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EXPLOSIVES;

3,5 DINITRO 2,6 BISPICRYLAMINOPYRIDINE; ALCOHOL; AMINOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; EXPLOSIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; FLUOROPHORE; PICRIC ACID; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKENE; ELECTRON; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHENOL; STABILIZATION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COLORIMETRY; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FIELD EMISSION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GRIGNARD REACTION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MOLECULAR SENSOR; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OPTICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ETHANOL; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; FLUORESCENCE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; THIOPHENES;

EID: 84871824207     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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