title: Conversion of 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacenes (F-BODIPYs) to dipyrrins with a microwave-promoted deprotection strategy.
abstract: 4,4-Difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacenes (F-BODIPYs) have been deprotected to give the corresponding free-base dipyrrins by heating a solution of the F-BODIPY in tert-butanol under 600 W of microwave irradiation in the presence of 6 equiv of potassium tert-butoxide for 40 min at 92 degrees C. Investigations of BODIPY modification at the meso position have also been undertaken and a meso-butyl product has been isolated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4J3, Canada.
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008872:Microwaves; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C095489:4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene; D001896:Boron Compounds; D011758:Pyrroles