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Chem Commun (Camb). 2004 Jul 21;(14):1640-1. doi: 10.1039/b404937c. Epub 2004 Jun 09.

Synthesis and structural characterisation of the first bis(bora)calixarene: a selective, bidentate, fluorescent fluoride sensor.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

Susumu Arimori, Matthew G Davidson, Thomas M Fyles, Thomas G Hibbert, Tony D James, Gabriele I Kociok-Köhn

Affiliations

  1. University of Bath, Department of Chemistry, Claverton Down, Bath, UK BA2 7AY.

PMID: 15263957 DOI: 10.1039/b404937c

Abstract

A bis(bora)calixarene 3, the first lower-rim boron derivatised calixarene to be structurally characterised, is synthesised by the reaction of PhBCl2 with 4-tert-butylcalix[4]arene, and is demonstrated to be a sensitive and selective fluorescent fluoride sensor.

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