Issue 43, 2016

Self-assembly of a “double dynamic covalent” amphiphile featuring a glucose-responsive imine bond

Abstract

Glucose binding via boronate ester linkages selectively triggers imine bond formation between 4-formylphenylboronic acid and octylamine, leading to the formation of vesicular aggregates in aqueous solutions. This “double dynamic covalent assembly” allows the facile selective sensing of glucose against the otherwise serious interferant fructose, without the need to resort to synthetic effort.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly of a “double dynamic covalent” amphiphile featuring a glucose-responsive imine bond

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Jan 2016
Accepted
21 Apr 2016
First published
21 Apr 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 6981-6984

Self-assembly of a “double dynamic covalent” amphiphile featuring a glucose-responsive imine bond

X. Wu, X. Chen, M. Zhang, Z. Li, P. A. Gale and Y. Jiang, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 6981 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC03167F

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