The world is made up of fundamental elements, ions and molecules that continuously
interact with each other through a series of chemical reactions. Thus, it is important to have a …

Interest in stimuli-responsive polymers has persisted over many decades, and a great deal
of work has been dedicated to developing environmentally sensitive macromolecules that …

Forces to reckon with: Supramolecular complexes, such as the one shown, are normally
based on a combination of different interactions such as ion pairing, hydrogen bonds, and …

Very small particles are able to show astonishing properties. For example, gold atoms can
be combined like strings of pearls, while nanoparticles can form one-, two-and three …

Boronic acid-containing hydrogels are important intelligent materials. With the introduction of
boronic acid functionality, these hydrogels exhibit a lot of interesting properties, such as …

We report herein a simple, metal-and additive-free, photoinduced borylation of haloarenes,
including electron-rich fluoroarenes, as well as arylammonium salts directly to boronic acids …

The electrochemical determination of glucose concentration without using enzyme is one of
the dreams that many researchers have been trying to make come true. As new materials …

Dynamic covalent functionality has been acknowledged as a powerful tool for the
construction of organised architectures, the reversible nature thermodynamically facilitates …

Boron-containing organic compounds have found widespread use in synthetic organic
chemistry. More recently, boronic acid-containing polymers have proven valuable in a …

In this feature article the use of boronic acids to monitor, identify and isolate analytes within
physiological, environmental and industrial scenarios is discussed. Boronic acids recognise …