The first fluorescent sensor for boronic and boric acids with sensitivity at sub-micromolar concentrations--a cautionary tale.
The first reported fluorescent sensor for boronic and boric acids is actually not a sensor for boronic and boric acids but rather is a sensor for protons; the system is also not the first fluorescent sensor since Alizarin has been used as a fluorescent sensor for boric acids since 1936.
Arimori
S
S
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK BA2 7AY.
Ward
C J
CJ
James
T D
TD