Boronate esters for the binding and detection of low molecular weight volatile amines

Xiaoning Li; James Boyt; Min Cai; Steven Sloope; Luke T. Lackovic; Mark D. Smith; John J. Lavigne

doi:10.1039/d5dt02760h

January 1, 2026Dalton TransactionsOpen Access

Boronate esters for the binding and detection of low molecular weight volatile amines

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Key Points

This research aims to explore the binding properties of conjugated thiophene-diboronate esters towards Lewis basic guests.
Conducted spectroscopic studies to examine binding interactions.
Analyzed binding cooperativity of esters with neutral and anionic guests.
Evaluated structural changes in the ester framework upon guest binding.
Boronate esters exhibit negative binding cooperativity with the guests.
Binding induces deplanarization of the ester structure, indicating significant structural changes.

Implication

Experimental analysis shows how boronate esters bind to amines, indicating unique structural changes.

Abstract

Conjugated thiophene–diboronate esters display negative binding cooperativity toward both neutral and anionic Lewis basic guests, with spectroscopic studies indicating that guest binding induces deplanarization of the ester framework.

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Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698433e9f1d9ada3c1fb1629 https://doi.org/10.1039/d5dt02760h

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Boronate esters for the binding and detection of low molecular weight volatile amines

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