title: Vicarious nucleophilic substitution of α-hydrogen of BODIPY and its extension to direct ethenylation.
abstract: Direct, oxidizer-free substitution of the 3-hydrogen of BODIPY derivatives has been established through a vicarious nucleophilic substitution procedure. This methodology has been combined with a reversible Michael addition on nitrostyrenes to provide a novel, highly efficient entry to the valuable 3-styrylated BODIPY dyes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200f, bus 02404, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Leen
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van der Auweraer
authors.forename: Noël
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boens
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dehaen