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Enhanced saccharide sensing based on simple phenylboronic acid receptor by coupling to Suzuki homocoupling reaction
Su-Ying Xu1, Yi-Bin Ruan, Xing-Xing Luo
1Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and the MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Abstract:
Substantially enhanced monosaccharide fluorescent sensing in aqueous solutions using a simple phenylboronic acid receptor is achieved by coupling the classic strategy based on saccharide-boronic acid interaction with catalytic Suzuki homocoupling reaction.
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