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AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
Volume 64, Issue 11, Pages 1466-1469Publisher
CSIRO PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1071/CH11294
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- Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
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Association constants between diphenylborinic acid and representative analytes capable of reversible two-point covalent binding (diols, catechols, and hydroxy acids) were determined using an indicator-displacement assay. Unlike boronic acids, which have been studied in great detail as receptors for diols and related compounds, borinic acids have effectively been ignored as candidates for such applications. The results of this study indicate that diphenylborinic acid displays high affinity for certain analytes of this type in aqueous solution. Of particular interest are differences between the selectivity of the borinic acid and that of a boronic acid of similar pK(a) towards the series of analytes studied: the borinic acid displays an unusually high level of discrimination for catechols over carbohydrates. The distinct selectivity observed, and the unique opportunities for steric and electronic tuning of diarylborinic acids, suggest that these compounds hold significant potential for applications in aqueous-phase molecular recognition.
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