Tetrahedron

Effect of extended conjugation with a phenylethynyl group on the fluorescence properties of water-soluble arylboronic acids

SL Zheng, N Lin, S Reid, B Wang

Index: Zheng, Shi-Long; Lin, Na; Reid, Suazette; Wang, Binghe Tetrahedron, 2007 , vol. 63, # 25 p. 5427 - 5436

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Abstract

Boronic acids that change fluorescence properties upon sugar binding are very important reporter units for the development of small molecule lectin mimics (boronolectins). Aimed at developing long wavelength fluorescent boronic acid reporter compounds, we have designed and synthesized a series of boronic acid analogs 2a–d with an extended π conjugation. Such designs are based on earlier fluorescent boronic acids that change ...