Synthesis and evaluation of a boronate-tagged 1,8-naphthalimide probe for fluoride recognition

S.-Q Xu, Xiaolong Sun, Haobo Ge, Rory L. Arrowsmith, John Fossey, Sofia I. Pascu, Yun-Bao Jiang, Tony D. James

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry · 2014 · 54 citations · 38 references

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A biocompatible fluoride receptor has been developed where the interaction between the boronic acid ester and amine (NH) results in fluoride ion selectivity and enhanced fluorescence quenching.

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