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- Researchers developed a new method to analyze solvent polarity on resin surfaces by combining a special type of resin with a technique called optical waveguide spectrometry.
- The fluorescent solvatochromic resin was created using a chemical reaction known as Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling involving specific chemical compounds linked to the resin.
- Tests using optical waveguide spectrometry demonstrated that the resin exhibited strong changes in fluorescence when exposed to different organic solvents, indicating its effectiveness in measuring solvent polarity.
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We have established a novel analytical method for solvent polarity on resin surface by combining the synthesis of fluorescent solvatochromic resin with optical waveguide spectrometry. The fluorescent solvatochromic resin was obtained via Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling between 4-iodobenzoic acid immobilized on Wang resin and 5-[4-(-dihexylamino)phenyl]-2-thienylboronic acid -methyl-iminodiacetic acid (MIDA) ester. The optical waveguide spectrometry studies on the resin showed a strong fluorescent solvatochromism in various organic solvents.
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