Direct Photorelease of Alcohols from Boron-Alkylated BODIPY Photocages.
J Org Chem
; 85(8): 5712-5717, 2020 04 17.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32216269
ABSTRACT
BODIPY photocages allow the release of substrates using visible light irradiation. They have the drawback of requiring reasonably good leaving groups for photorelease. Photorelease of alcohols is often accomplished by attachment with carbonate linkages, which upon photorelease liberate CO2 and generate the alcohol. Here, we show that boron-alkylated BODIPY photocages are capable of directly photoreleasing both aliphatic alcohols and phenols upon irradiation via photocleavage of ether linkages. Direct photorelease of a hydroxycoumarin dye was demonstrated in living HeLa cells.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Boron
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Alcohols
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Org Chem
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States