The first fluorescent sensor for boronic and boric acids with sensitivity at sub-micromolar concentrations—a cautionary tale

Reference:

Arimori, S., Ward, C. J. and James, T. D., 2001. The first fluorescent sensor for boronic and boric acids with sensitivity at sub-micromolar concentrations—a cautionary tale. Chemical Communications, 2001 (19), pp. 2018-2019.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B103533A

Abstract

The first reported fluorescent sensor for boronic and boric acids is actually not a sensor for boronic and boric acids but rather is a sensor for protons; the system is also not the first fluorescent sensor since Alizarin has been used as a fluorescent sensor for boric acids since 1936.

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