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Chem. Commun., 2008, 4596 - 4597, DOI: 10.1039/b808740g


A BODIPY boronium cation for the sensing of fluoride ions

Todd W. Hudnall and François P. Gabbaï


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

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