Urushiol Detection using a Profluorescent Nitroxide
29/noviembre/2012
Paulina Levario
A method to visually detect minute amounts of urushiol, the toxic catechol from poison oak, poison ivy, and poison sumac, has been developed utilizing the reaction of a profluorescent nitroxide with the B-n-butylcatecholboronate ester formed in situ from urushiol and B-n-butylboronic acid. The resulting N-alkoxyamine is strongly fluorescent upon illumination with a fluorescent lamp, allowing the location of the toxic urushiol contamination to be visualized. This methodology constitutes the groundwork for the future development of a spray to detect urushiol to avoid contact dermatitis, as well as to detect catecholamines for biomedical applications.
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Urushiol Detection using a Profluorescent Nitroxide
Rebecca Braslau, Frank Rivera, III, Erin Lilie, and MariEllen Cottman
The Journal of Organic Chemistry Article ASAP
J. Org. Chem., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/jo301135m
Publication Date (Web): August 17, 2012
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