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Chem. Commun., 2004, 1640 - 1641, DOI: 10.1039/b404937c

Synthesis and structural characterisation of the first bis(bora)calixarene: a selective, bidentate, fluorescent fluoride sensor

Susumu Arimori, Matthew G. Davidson, Thomas M. Fyles, Thomas G. Hibbert, Tony D. James and Gabriele I. Kociok-Köhn

A bis(bora)calixarene, 3, the first lower-rim boron derivatised calixarene to be structurally characterised, is synthesised by the reaction of PhBCl2 with 4-tert-butylcalix[4]arene, and is demonstrated to be a sensitive and selective fluorescent fluoride sensor.

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