Journal of Materials Chemistry

Polymerization of a boronate-functionalized fluorophore by double transesterification: applications to fluorescence detection of hydrogen peroxide vapor

JC Sanchez, WC Trogler

Index: Sanchez, Jason C.; Trogler, William C. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2008 , vol. 18, # 42 p. 5134 - 5141

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Citation Number: 58

Abstract

The double transesterification polymerization of 3′, 6′-bis (pinacolatoboron) fluoran and pentaerythritol is reported. A model dimeric compound was synthesized to demonstrate the effectiveness of bis-diols to undergo a double transesterification, which is driven by formation of the energetically favored six-membered di-ester ring from a monomer containing a five-membered di-ester ring. This synthetic procedure provides a new route ...