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LinYang Li1,2, Xue Gong2, Zai Kou2
1College of Chemical & Environment Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China.
Abstract:
Boron-stereogenic BODIPYs represent an emerging class of chiral fluorophores with promising applications in materials science and bioimaging; however, their enantioselective synthesis, particularly for multiply substituted variants, remains highly challenging. Herein, we report an enantioselective Catellani desymmetrization strategy that enables efficient access to structurally complex boron-stereogenic BODIPYs. The reaction delivers a broad range of products (87 examples) with excellent enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee) and high chemoselectivity. The method tolerates diverse functional groups and provides versatile scaffolds for further derivatization without a loss of enantiopurity. Moreover, the resulting BODIPYs exhibit tunable photophysical properties and efficient cellular uptake, highlighting their potential use in optoelectronic and bioimaging applications.
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