Issue 27, 2010
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Chemical Communications

Direct functionalization of BODIPY dyes by oxidative nucleophilic hydrogen substitution at the 3- or 3,5-positions†

Volker Leen,a   Verónica Zaragozí Gonzalvo,a   Wim M. Deborggraeve,a   Noël Boensa  and  Wim Dehaen*a  

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a Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200f – bus 02404, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
E-mail: wim.dehaen@chem.kuleuven.be
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Abstract

BODIPY dyes are shown to be susceptible to oxidative nucleophilic substitution of the α-hydrogens, incorporating nitrogen and carbon nucleophiles in a single, high yielding step. The reaction is an excellent alternative to conventional functionalization of this popular fluorophore.

Graphical abstract: Direct functionalization of BODIPY dyes by oxidative nucleophilic hydrogen substitution at the 3- or 3,5-positions

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC00568A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Mar 2010
Accepted
14 May 2010
First published
08 Jun 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 4908-4910

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Direct functionalization of BODIPY dyes by oxidative nucleophilic hydrogen substitution at the 3- or 3,5-positions

V. Leen, V. Z. Gonzalvo, W. M. Deborggraeve, N. Boens and W. Dehaen, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 4908 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC00568A

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