The present review focuses on the design, synthesis, functionalization, and application of BODIPY dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells and photodynamic therapy.
A new synthetic route has been discovered to afford α-formylated BOPHYs using Cu(I) alkynide. The α-formyl-derived BOPHY absorbs at 461 nm with a fluorescence quantum yield of 75%.
Triplet state stabilization and synergistic energy transfer in BOPHY-functionalized NU-1000 enable exceptionally efficient and selective photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of sulfides under visible-light irradiation.
Design and development of indigo-functionalized BODIPY, aza-BODIPY, and BOPHY derivatives (IB1–IB8) as NIR fluorescent probes for prostate cancer bioimaging.
We introduce planarity breaking as a new design strategy for controlled supramolecular polymerization.