Selective opening of nanoscopic capped mesoporous inorganic materials with nerve agent simulants; an application to design chromo-fluorogenic probes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Aug 7;47(29):8313-5. doi: 10.1039/c1cc12727f. Epub 2011 Jun 20.

Abstract

A hybrid nanoscopic capped mesoporous material, that is selectively opened in the presence of nerve agent simulants, has been prepared and used as a probe for the chromo-fluorogenic detection of these chemicals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chemical Warfare Agents / chemistry*
  • Colorimetry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
  • Porosity
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry

Substances

  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • MCM-41
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)
  • Silicon Dioxide