A BODIPY boronium cation for the sensing of fluoride ions

In the presence of iodide ions, the cationic p-dimethylaminopyridine adduct of 1,3,5,7,8-pentamethylpyrromethene-boron fluoride [-DMAP](+) reacts with fluoride ions to afford the corresponding brightly fluorescent difluoride -F.

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2008-01 (38), p.4596-4597
Main Authors: Hudnall, Todd W, Gabbaï, François P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boron Compounds - chemistry
Cations
Chemistry Techniques, Analytical - instrumentation
Fluorescence
Fluorides - chemistry
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Summary:In the presence of iodide ions, the cationic p-dimethylaminopyridine adduct of 1,3,5,7,8-pentamethylpyrromethene-boron fluoride [-DMAP](+) reacts with fluoride ions to afford the corresponding brightly fluorescent difluoride -F.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/b808740g