Citation

Zhai D, Tan YQ, Xu W, Chang YT. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50(22): 2904-2906.

Affiliation

Department of Chemistry and MedChem Program, Life Sciences Institude, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543. chmcyt@nus.edu.sg.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry)

DOI

10.1039/c3cc49603a

PMID

24492471

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.

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