Christianson Anna M, Gabbaï François P
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Feb 21;53(16):2471-2474. doi: 10.1039/c6cc09205e.
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.