Monitoring of reversible boronic acid–diol interactions by fluorine NMR spectroscopy in aqueous media

Abstract

Recognition and sensing of various biologically relevant species using boronic acid-based chemosensors have become increasingly popular over the last few years. Herein, we describe a new convenient method for monitoring boronic acid-diol interactions in aqueous media based on (19)F NMR spectroscopy with fluorinated boronic acid probes.