Facile Synthesis of Biphenyl-Fused BODIPY and Its Property

A biphenyl-fused BODIPY was synthesized through a facile oxidative cyclization of peripheral aryl-substituents at the beta-position of the BODIPY unit. The extended pi-system of the fused BODIPY induces near-infrared (NIR) absorption and strong pi-pi interactions in the solid state. These features are beneficial for the application of the dye as a functional material. The biphenyl-fused BODIPY dye was demonstrated to exhibit photocurrent conversion ability on the basis of its n-type semiconducting property.