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The Development of Boronic Acids as Sensors and Separation Tools |
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| Authors: | John S Fossey Francois D'Hooge Jean M H van den Elsen Marta P Pereira Morais Sofia I Pascu Steven D Bull Frank Marken A Toby A Jenkins Yun‐Bao Jiang Tony D James |
| Institution: | 1. The School of Chemistry, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.;2. University of Bath, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.;3. University of Bath, Department of Chemistry, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.;4. Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and the MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. |
| Abstract: | Synthetic receptors for diols that incorporate boronic acid motifs have been developed as new sensors and separation tools. Utilizing the reversible interactions of diols with boronic acids to form boronic esters under new binding regimes has provided new hydrogel constructs that have found use as dye‐displacement sensors and electrophoretic separation tools; similarly, molecular boronic‐acid‐containing chemosensors were constructed that offer applications in the sensing of diols. This review provides a somewhat‐personal perspective of developments in boronic‐acid‐mediated sensing and separation, placed in the context of the seminal works of others in the area, as well as offering a concise summary of the contributions of the co‐authors in the area. DOI 10.1002/tcr.201200006 |
| Keywords: | boronic acids diols gels protecting groups sensors |