Exciton-coupled Circular Dichroism-based Glucose and Galactose Selective Sensing in Aqueous Media with an Anthracene-appended Benzoxaborole Dimer

We developed an anthracene-appended benzoxaborole dimer 1 and established selective sensing of D-glucose (Glc) and D-galactose (Gal) via an exciton-coupled circular dichroism (CD) technique. Our analytical strategies of CD spectroscopy based on the experimental and theoretical approach effectively clarified the underlying mechanism of Glc and Gal recognition by benzoxaborole dimer 1.