Abstract
The present project aims towards the preparation of new chalcogen-containing near infrared (NIR) fluorescent BODIPY derivatives. The BODIPY and aza-BODIPY nuclei will be explored in this investigation. The derivatization of the BODIPY cores will rely on the insertion of heteroaromatic chalcogen moieties that are conjugated to the chromophoric core in order to achieve significant bathochro…