A new fluorescent chemosensor for fluoride anion based on a pyrrole–isoxazole derivative

• Zhipei Yang,
• Kai Zhang,
• Fangbin Gong,
• Shayu Li,
• Jun Chen,
• Jin Shi Ma,
• Lyubov N. Sobenina,
• Albina I. Mikhaleva,
• Guoqiang Yang and
• Boris A. Trofimov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 46–52, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.8

• is brought about by deprotonation of the pyrrole-NH in receptor 1. Keywords: deprotonation; fluorescent chemosensor; fluoride anion recognition; Introduction The development of anion receptors has become a field of substantial interest and activity [1][2][3]. Among the various artificial receptors