Diester Chlorogenoborate Complex: A New Naturally Occurring Boron-Containing Compound
Andrei Biţă, Ion Romulus Scorei, Nagendra Rangavajla, Ludovic Everard Bejenaru, Gabriela Rău, Cornelia Bejenaru, Maria Viorica Ciocîlteu, Laura Dincă, Johny Neamţu, Andrei A. Bunaciu, Otilia Constantina Rogoveanu, Mihai Ioan Pop, George Dan Mogoşanu
Abstract
The natural compounds of boron have many applications, primarily as a dietary supplement. The research is based on the discovery that the diester chlorogenoborate complex can be detected and quantified from green coffee beans. The study reports that such a diester molecule can also be synthesized in a stable form via the direct reaction of boric acid and chlorogenic acid in a mixture of acetonitrile–water (1:1, v/v) and left to evaporate over a period of 48 h at room temperature, resulting in a spirocyclic form (diester complex). The diester complex, with its molecular structure and digestibility attributes, has potential application as a prebiotic in gut health and oral health, and as a micronutrient essential for microbiota in humans and animals.