Two new azaheterocycle-based bolas, such as (1-(4-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)phenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-methylenyls α,ω-bisfunctionalized PEGs, were prepared via Cu-catalyzed click reaction between 2-(4-azidophenyl)-5-(aryl)-oxadiazole-1,3,4 and terminal ethynyls derived from PEG-3 and PEG-4. Due to the presence of two heteroaromatic cores and a PEG linker, these bola molecules are considered as promising fluorescent chemosensors for electron-deficient species. As a result of a well-pronounced “turn-off” fluorescence response towards common nitro-explosive components, such as 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT) and 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hard-to-detect pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), as well as Hg2+ cation was observed.
Original languageEnglish
Article number5256
JournalMolecules
Volume28
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry (miscellaneous)
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Molecular Medicine

    WoS ResearchAreas Categories

  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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