Synlett, vol.31, no.11, pp.1064-1066, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
© 2020. Thieme. All rights reserved.The first example of direct α-cyanation of a BODIPY core has been achieved on 3-(methoxycarbonyl)ethenyl BODIPY. The structure of α-cyanated BODIPY was confirmed by X-ray analysis. Further cyanation took place on the meso -carbon of BODIPY.