title: An improved method for the synthesis of F-BODIPYs from dipyrrins and bis(dipyrrin)s.
abstract: An improved methodology for the synthesis of F-BODIPYs from dipyrrins and bis(dipyrrin)s is reported. This strategy employs lithium salts of dipyrrins as intermediates that are then treated with only 1 equiv of boron trifluoride diethyletherate to obtain the corresponding F-BODIPYs. This scalable route to F-BODIPYs renders high yields with a facile purification process involving merely filtration of the reaction mixture through Celite in many cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.
authors.forename: Travis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lundrigan
authors.forename: Alexander E G
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Lauren E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Longobardi
authors.forename: Tabitha E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Smithen
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: T Stanley
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thompson