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between BODIPY core and phenyl rings, diminishing the electron lipophilic compartments, for instance in cell imaging. Current work
withdrawing effect of these substituents. These experimental in our laboratories is directed toward both the synthesis of other
findings are well reflected by quantum chemical calculations functional BODIPYs and the application of tDheOIt:it1l0e.1d0y3Ve9ise/.Cw4AOrtiBcl0e2O6n7l1inCe
employing the density functional theory (DFT) method, revealing
differences in the S1←S0 transition in the gas phase of only ca. 5 nm Acknowledgements
Financial support by SusChemSys (which is co-financed by the
Regional Development Fund (Investing in Your Future) of the
European Union and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia), the
European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP) (project
IND15 SurfChem) and the Adolf-Martens-Fonds is gratefully
acknowledged. The EMRP is jointly funded by the EMRP
participating countries within EURAMET and the European
Union.
(Table S2, ESI). The latter are also the only oscillator-strong
transitions in the 350–500 nm region for both dyes, involving
HOMO and LUMO which are both centered almost exclusively on
the 3,5-diphenyl-dipyrrin fragments for 4a,b (Figure S2, ESI).
Furthermore, with the corresponding triplet transitions being shifted
for ca. 1.25 eV, the theoretical studies fully support the favorable
spectroscopic properties found experimentally.
Dyes 4a and 4b absorb and emit in the green visible range,
matching well the spectral region of prominent rhodamine dyes such
as rhodamine 101, 6G, B or TRITC18 and fitting perfectly to the
output of green laser sources (e.g., the prominent 532 or 543 nm
lasers, Figure 3). Compared to rhodamines the zwitterionic yet net
uncharged BODIPYs are commonly well soluble in organic solvents
across the entire polarity range,3,19 broadening the areas of
applications and offering potent alternatives to the search for
hydrophobic rhodamine derivatives.20 The most important feature of
the newly synthesized fluorinated BODIPYs 4a,b with regard to
application is their excellent photostability, in particular when used
in aprotic solvents. Figure 4 exemplarily combines photobleaching
curves of 4a,b and rhodamine 101 upon irradiation at 532 nm.
Notes and references
a L. Lempke, Prof. Dr. N. Krause
Organic Chemistry
Dortmund University of Technology
Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany.
Fax: (+)49 231 755 3884
E-mail: norbert.krause@tu-dortmund.de
b T. Fischer, Dr. J. Bell, Dr. W. Kraus, Dr. K. Rurack
Dept. 1 Analytical Chemistry; Reference Materials
BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
Fax: (+) 49 30 8104 1157
E-mail: knut.rurack@bam.de
Electronic Supplementary Information (ESI) available: Full experimental
details, including X-Ray structure analysis, Optical spectroscopy,
Computational Studies, and NMR spectra. See DOI: 10.1039/b000000x/
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Figure 4 Photobleaching curves for irradiation at 532 nm (1W Laser
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In the work presented here, two highly fluorinated and photo-stable
BODIPY dyes with excellent spectroscopic properties have been
prepared via gold catalysis in ionic liquids. While the use of
sustainable gold catalysis is often strictly limited to the applied
system, the possibility of recycling the catalyst solution was
extended to more challenging allenes. Here [BMIM][PF6] was found
to be an excellent solvent system for gold catalysis and recycling.
The fluorinated dyes possess an enormous potential for further
applications such as functional group labeling or the staining of
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