BODIPY 493/503

Term ID

CHEBI:141601

Synonyms

• 1,3,5,7,8-pentamethyl-4,4-difluorro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene
• 4,4-difluoro-1,3,5,7,8-pentamethyl-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene
• BODIPY 493/503
• difluoro{2-[1-(3,5-dimethyl-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene-N)ethyl]-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrolato-N}boron
• PM 546
• PMPBF2
• pyrromethene 546
• {2-[1-(3,5-dimethyl-2H-pyrrol-2-yl-kappaN)ethyl]-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrolato-kappaN}(difluoro)boron

Definition

A BODIPY dye in which the 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene skeleton is substituted at positions 1, 3, 5, 7, and 8 by methyl groups. It is used as a stain for neutral lipds and as a tracer for oil and other nonpolar lipids.

References

• CAS:121207-31-6
• PMID:21960738
• PMID:27133002
• PMID:27720900
• PMID:28573161
• Reaxys:32300687

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )