Step-Economical Syntheses of Functional BODIPY-EDOT π-Conjugated Materials through Direct C-H Arylation

Org Lett. 2015 Jul 2;17(13):3198-201. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00875. Epub 2015 Jun 22.

Abstract

Palladium-catalyzed direct C-H arylations of 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) with 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) derivatives at relatively low temperature (60 °C) provide moderate to good yields (47%-72%) of products having potential applications in fluorescent bioimaging and organic optoelectronics.