DOI: 10.1039/d6ob01092j ISSN: 1477-0520

A fluorescent squaratide platform for anion-responsive optical switching

Farhad Ali. Mohammed, Tómas A. Gudmundsson, Robert B. P. Elmes

A novel fluorescent peptidomimetic, called “squaratides”, enables fluoride sensing through concentration-dependent anion recognition and changes in receptor protonation state. Competitive acetate binding partially restores fluorescence.

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