“…Compound 1b; yield: 80%; R f ¼ 0.72 (n-hexane); 1 H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) (d ppm); 7.77 (d, J ¼ 7.2, 1H, ArH), 7.73 (d, J ¼ 7.8, 3H, ArH), 7.65 (s, 1H, ArH), 7.54 (d, J ¼ 8.5, 2H, ArH), 7.38-7.29 (m, 3H, ArH), 7.09 (t, J ¼ 7.8, 1H, ArH), 6.97 (d, J ¼ 8.6, 2H, ArH), 4.10 (q, J ¼ 7.0, 2H, ArH), 1.47 (t, J ¼ 6.7, 3H, CH 3 ). 13 UV-visible and uorescence experiments 1000 mM stock solutions of cyanide and all other anions (in the form of sodium salts) were prepared in H 2 O/DMF (4 : 1, v/v). Targeted anions include CN À , F À , Cl À , Br À , I À , ClO 4 À , N 3…”