Use of <i>F</i>-BODIPYs as a Protection Strategy for Dipyrrins: Optimization of BF<sub>2</sub> Removal
作者:Deborah A. Smithen、Alexander E. G. Baker、Matthew Offman、Sarah M. Crawford、T. Stanley Cameron、Alison Thompson
DOI:10.1021/jo3002003
日期:2012.4.6
We recently reported the first general method for the deprotection of 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacenes (F-BODIPYs) involving a microwave-assisted procedure for the removal of the BF2 moiety, and liberation of the corresponding free-base dipyrrin. Further optimization of the reaction has resulted in a more convenient and accessible protocol. The availability of this new methodology enables BF2-complexation to be used as a dipyrrin protection strategy. Herein lies a detailed examination of the deprotection reaction, with a view to optimization and gaining mechanistic insight, and its application in facilitating a multistep synthesis of pyrrolyldipyrrins.