C. Wade, Alexander E. J. Broomsgrove, S. Aldridge
Jun 11, 2010
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Fluoride is often added to drinking water and toothpaste because of its beneficial effects in dental health. It is also administered in the treatment of osteoporosis.1 While the beneficial effects of fluoride are well documented, chronic exposure to high levels of this anion can lead to dental or even skeletal fluorosis.2-4 Taking into account these adverse effects, a great deal of attention has been devoted to the discovery of improved analytical methods for the detection of fluoride, especially in water. This field of research has also been stimulated by the potential use of such methods for the detection of phosphorofluoridate nerve agents such as Sarin or uranium hexafluoride, which release fluoride upon hydrolysis. In addition to these applications, the capture of fluoride, especially in water, is a stimulating academic challenge because of the high hydration enthalpy of this anion (∆H° ) -504 kJ mol-1). * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: simon.aldridge@ chem.ox.ac.uk (S.A.) and francois@tamu.edu (F.P.G.). † Texas A&M University. ‡ University of Oxford. Casey Wade was born in 1983 in Lynch, Nebraska. He earned a B.S. degree from the University of NebraskasLincoln in 2006. During his time there, he worked as an undergraduate researcher under the supervision of J. A. Belot and participated in a joint research internship at the American Air Liquide Chicago Research Center. In 2007, he joined the group of F. P. Gabbaı̈ at Texas A&M University, where he currently studies anion recognition using main group Lewis acids.