S. Kusano, S. Konishi, Y. Yamada and O. Hayashida
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2018,16, 4619-4622
DOI:
10.1039/C8OB00979A,
Communication
Three series of water-soluble anthracene-appended benzoxaboroles 1a–c were developed; their binding affinity toward cis-1,2-diols was explored by conventional fluorescence titrations to demonstrate the role of benzoxaborole as a general recognition motif of cis-1,2-diols for fluorescent probes. The complex structures of the tetra-coordinated boronate adducts between 1 and the cis-1,2-diols were revealed.
