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Synthesis of the Core Compound of the BODIPY Dye Class: 4,4′-Difluoro-4-bora-(3a,4a)-diaza-s-indacene

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We report the synthesis and characterization of the missing reference core compound 4,4-Difluoro-4-bora-(3a,4a)-diaza-s-indacene 1 of the BODIPY fluorescent dye class. The compound exhibits a fluorescence lifetime of 7.2 ns and has a high photostability.

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We thank the German Science Foundation (DFG) for financial support (JU650-1) and Benjamin Hötzer for recording fluorescence lifetimes and Volker Huch for performing x-ray crystallography.

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  1. Biophysical Chemistry, Saarland University, D-66123, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Alexander Schmitt, Babette Hinkeldey, Mandy Wild & Gregor Jung

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Schmitt, A., Hinkeldey, B., Wild, M. et al. Synthesis of the Core Compound of the BODIPY Dye Class: 4,4′-Difluoro-4-bora-(3a,4a)-diaza-s-indacene. J Fluoresc 19, 755–758 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-008-0446-7

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