Issue 22, 2014

Development of a fluorescent sensor for illicit date rape drug GHB

Abstract

The first fluorescent sensor (GHB Orange) for date rape drug GHB was developed. It exhibits the fluorescence quenching property for GHB and allows its detection in various drinks. The interaction mechanism was elucidated as intramolecular charge transfer induced by a hydrogen bond. This discovery will help in solving the drug facilitated sexual assault problems.

Graphical abstract: Development of a fluorescent sensor for illicit date rape drug GHB

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Dec 2013
Accepted
20 Jan 2014
First published
22 Jan 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 2904-2906

Development of a fluorescent sensor for illicit date rape drug GHB

D. Zhai, Y. Q. E. Tan, W. Xu and Y. Chang, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 2904 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC49603A

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