Synthesis and characterisation of the unsubstituted dipyrrin and 4,4-dichloro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene: improved synthesis and functionalisation of the simplest BODIPY framework

Groves, Brandon R.Crawford, Sarah M.Lundrigan, TravisMatta, Cherif F.Sowlati-Hashjin, ShahinThompson, Alison2013-08-122013-08-122013Groves, Brandon R., Sarah M. Crawford, Travis Lundrigan, Cherif F. Matta, et al. 2013. "Synthesis and characterisation of the unsubstituted dipyrrin and 4,4-dichloro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene: improved synthesis and functionalisation of the simplest BODIPY framework." Chemical Communications 49(8): 816-818.1359-7345http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2cc37480chttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/30708An improved and scalable synthesis of the unsubstituted 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene framework facilitates access to the previously unreported parent dipyrrin HCl salt, as well as 4,4-dichloro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene.Synthesis and characterisation of the unsubstituted dipyrrin and 4,4-dichloro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene: improved synthesis and functionalisation of the simplest BODIPY frameworkarticle498816