Multidentate Lewis acids: synthesis, structure and mode of action of a redox-based fluoride ion sensor.

Aldridge S, Bresner C, Fallis IA, Coles SJ, Hursthouse MB

The mode of action of the bidentate bis(boronate) Lewis acid 2 as a fluoride ion sensor is shown to involve selective anion binding together with an electrochemical response.

Keywords:

Binding Sites

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Biosensing Techniques

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Boron Compounds

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Ferrous Compounds

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Fluorides

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Metallocenes

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Molecular Structure

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Oxidation-Reduction