title: Synthesis and reactivity of a bis(dimesitylboryl)azaborine and its fluoride sensing ability.
abstract: An azaborine bearing two dimesitylboryl groups on its periphery showed very strong light absorption and moderate photo-luminescence emission; the reaction of the title compound with fluoride ion resulted in multi-step fluoride ion complexation on the boron atoms of the dimesitylboryl groups, producing mono- and bisfluoroborates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agou
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawashima