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BCl3-Activated Synthesis of COO-BODIPY Laser Dyes: General Scope and High Yields under Mild Conditions
César Ray1, Christopher Schad1, Florencio Moreno1
1Departamento de Quı́mica Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Quı́micas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
A general and straightforward method for the synthesis of COO-BODIPYs from F-BODIPYs and carboxylic acids is established. The method is based on the use of boron trichloride to activate the involved substitution of fluorine, which leads to high yields through rapid reactions under soft conditions. This mild method opens the way to unprecedented laser dyes with outstanding efficiencies and photostabilities, which are difficult to obtain by the current methods.
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