title: Synthesis of the core compound of the BODIPY dye class: 4,4'-difluoro-4-bora-(3a,4a)-diaza-s-indacene.
abstract: We report the synthesis and characterization of the missing reference core compound 4,4-Difluoro-4-bora-(3a,4a)-diaza-s-indacene 1 of the BODIPY fluorescent dye class. The compound exhibits a fluorescence lifetime of 7.2 ns and has a high photostability.
authors.affiliation: Biophysical Chemistry, Saarland University, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Babette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hinkeldey
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wild
authors.forename: Gregor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D003461:Crystallography; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C095489:4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene; D001896:Boron Compounds; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes