Anion sensing with a Lewis acidic BODIPY-antimony(v) derivative.
We describe the synthesis of a BODIPY dye substituted with a Lewis acidic antimony(v) moiety. This compound, which has been fully characterized, shows a high affinity for small anions including fluoride and cyanide, the complexation of which elicits a fluorescence turn-on response.
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA. francois@tamu.edu.
Anna M
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1758-4490
AM
Christianson
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA. francois@tamu.edu.
François P
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4788-2998
FP
Gabbaï