A Systematic Synthetic Study of the Aqueous Chemistry of Binary Boron–Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Systems: Boron Structural Speciation Correlation to the Biotoxicity Profile

Abstract

In an attempt to delve into the chemistry of boron, whose role in biology still remains unclear, yet its presence and influence is undisputed, research was launched into the structural speciation of B III with physiological binders. The latter molecules involve hydroxycarboxylic glycolic, 2-hydroxy-isobutyric, and citric acids. Their pH-specific reactivity is systematically investigated synthetically in binary and ternary systems of B III , leading to well-defined crystalline materials, [