Borylated lyxofuranosides as selective host molecules for amines

Highly Sensitive NH3 Detection Based on Organic Field-Effect Transistors with Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane as Receptor

“…Boranes have frequently been used as complexation agents for Lewis bases − because of the strong interaction between boron atoms and lone pairs; furthermore, borane–amine complexes have also been widely used as light-emitting molecules and in fluorescent sensors . TPFB is frequently used as a strongly Lewis acidic cocatalyst in numerous reactions, such as dehydration, Friedel–Crafts reactions, ring-opening reactions, and syndiospecific living polymerization .…”

Borane−Ammonia Complexes Stabilized by Hydrogen Bonding

“…However, no crystallographic evidence was obtained to further support this claim. In a subsequent communication, carbohydrate-derived complexes ( 2 ) that feature similar interactions were reported …”