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A squaraine-based sodium selective fluorescent chemosensor
Oguz, Umut,Akkaya, Engin U.
, p. 5857 - 5860 (1998)
A novel squaraine with a lariat-crown ether cation-receptor unit was synthesized and shown to selectively respond to Na+ ions in polar protic solvents. The selectivity of the novel ligand, together with the impressive spectroscopic properties of squaraines yields a promising chemosensor.
