A new optical and electrochemical sensor for fluoride ion based on the functionalized boron-dipyrromethene dye with tetrathiafulvalene moiety

A new tetrathiafulvalene(TTF)-substituted boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) compound has been prepared, which exhibits selectively optical and electrochemical sensing for fluorion. Titration 1H NMR and DFT calculations have been carried out to study the mechanism of anion recognition.