title: Self-immolative aryl phthalate esters.
abstract: We report that aryl phthalate esters are robust self-immolative linkers. This linker is easy to conjugate and releases output phenols upon cleaving a fluoride-sensitive mask to yield a benign phthalic acid byproduct, making these linkers potentially useful as fluoride sensors and promising for use in biological and materials applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2101d Hach Hall, Ames, Iowa 50014, USA.
authors.forename: Kaitlyn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mahoney
authors.forename: Pratik P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Goswami
authors.forename: Arthur H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Winter