A novel chemosensor for fluoride anion has been developed. This sensor, constructed by merging six phenolyl units into a hexaazatriphenylene (HAT) core, could recognize F- visually and spectroscopically with high selectivity over other anions, which was demonstrated by naked-eye experiment and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy study. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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