title: Expeditious, mechanochemical synthesis of BODIPY dyes.
abstract: BODIPY dyes have been synthesized under solvent-free or essentially solvent-free conditions, within about 5 minutes in an open-to-air setup by using a pestle and mortar, with yields that are comparable to those obtained via traditional routes that typically require reaction times of several hours to days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA.
authors.forename: Laramie P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Jameson
authors.forename: Sergei V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Dzyuba
keywords: BODIPY; condensation; fluorescent dye; mechanochemistry; solvent-free