title: Donor-acceptor meso-alkynylated ferrocenyl BODIPYs: synthesis, structure, and properties.
abstract: meso-Alkynylated ferrocenyl BODIPYs (3-6) with varying conjugation length have been designed, and synthesized using the palladium catalyzed Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction of meso-chloro BODIPY with the corresponding ferrocenylethynes. These BODIPYs have been designed to improve the electronic communication between the donor ferrocene, and the acceptor BODIPY. The photonic and electrochemical properties indicate charge transfer (CT) from the ferrocene to the BODIPY. Single crystal X-ray structures of 2', 3, and 6 show interesting supramolecular interactions. Computational studies were used to study the electronic structure of the BODIPYs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 452 017, India. rajneeshmisra@iiti.ac.in
authors.forename: Rajneesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: Bhausaheb
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dhokale
authors.forename: Thaksen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jadhav
authors.forename: Shaikh M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mobin
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: C095489:4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene; D000480:Alkynes; D001896:Boron Compounds; D005296:Ferrous Compounds