A long-lived iridium(iii) chemosensor for the real-time detection of GHB

Wanhe Wang; Zhen Zhen Dong; Guanjun Yang; Chung Hang Leung; Sheng Lin; Dik Lung Ma

doi:10.1039/C6TB03396B

A long-lived iridium(iii) chemosensor for the real-time detection of GHB

Wanhe Wang
, Zhen Zhen Dong
, Guanjun Yang
, Chung Hang Leung
, Sheng Lin^*
, Dik Lung Ma

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Chemistry

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Abstract

Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is a commonly used “date rape” drug in drug-facilitated sexual assaults (DFSA) due to its low price and ready availability, and it is more quickly excreted from the human body than other drugs. Therefore, the development of a real-time detection method for GHB could help facilitate law enforcement agencies in tackling DFSA. In this work, a long-lived iridium(iii) chemosensor 1 has been synthesized for the switch-off detection of GHB. Upon addition of GHB to an aqueous solution of the iridium(iii) complex 1, a significant luminescence quenching occurred that could be observed by the naked eye under UV illumination. The luminescence signal of the iridium(iii) complex 1 could also be distinguished from strongly fluorescent media using time-resolved emission spectroscopy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2739-2742
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Volume	5
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TB03396B
Publication status	Published - 2017

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