Synthetic Approaches to Molecular Diversity of BODIPY

Among the dyes, the BODIPYs have something more, especially from the point of view of the synthetic organic chemist. The chemical-physical characteristics of this class of compounds of primary interest to the scientific community are known. [1] There is an additional feature that makes them unique, that is, the possibility to design a variety of BODIPY derivatives through procedures by pre- and post-functionalization, whose only limit is the imagination. In the last years, in the framework of several collaborative projects, we have focused our research interest on the synthesis and applications of various BODIPY derivatives (Figure 1) [2,3,4,5,6,7]. Figure 1 The presentation will highlight the potential of BODIPY-type dyes through an comprehensive analysis of the results on the studied derivatives. Practical inspirations and possible ways of developing new BODIPY will be proposed, focusing on potential applications. [1] A. Loudet, K. Burgess, Chem. Rev. 2007, 107, 4891. [2] M. Cordaro, P. Mineo, F. Nastasi, G. Magazzu, RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 43931. [3] L. Bolzonello, A. Polo, A. Volpato, E. Meneghin, M. Cordaro, M. Trapani, M. Fortino, A. Pedone, M. Castriciano, E. Collini, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2018, 9, 1079. [4] A. Panniello, M. Trapani, M. Cordaro, C. Dibenedetto, R. Tommasi, C. Ingrosso, E. Fanizza, R. Grisorio, E. Collini, A. Agostiano, M. L. Curri, M. Castriciano, M. Striccoli, Chem. - Eur. J. 2021, 27, 2371. [5] E. Fresch, N. Peruffo, M. Trapani, M. Cordaro, G. Bella, M. Castriciano, E. Collini, J. Chem. Phys. 2021, 154, 084201. [6] M. Trapani, M. Castriciano, J. Elemans, A. Nicosia, P. Mineo, M. Cordaro, Synthesis, accepted under editor revision. [7] M. Cordaro, E. Collini, M. Castriciano, M. Trapani, G. Bella, J. Org. Chem., submitted.