pi Conjugated aza-BODIPYs with absorption in the near-infrared region have attracted attention, but there are few reports of their synthesis. We report the synthesis and absorption properties of pi-conjugated asymmetric aza-BODIPYs by nitrosation and retro-Diels-Alder reaction of bicyclo[2.2.2]octadiene-fused bicyclopyrroles. We also synthesized aza-BODIPY fused with [2.3]naphtho and [2.3]anthra structures, and pi-conjugated aza-O-chelate BODIPY for the first time by this method. (C) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Key words
Nitrosopyrrole/Aza-BODIPY/Near IR dyes/Retro Diels-Alder reaction/DYES