Characterization of Bodipy Dimers Formed in a Molecularly Confined Environment

Recently, Johansson and co-workers provided the first direct evidence for the existence of nonfluorescent bodipy (4,4-difluoro-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene) H dimers in double-labeled proteins and fluorescent J dimers in labeled lipid vesicles (Bergstrom, F.; et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 196), allowing for the calculation of many of the properties of the dimers. Herein, we report on the use of molecular confinement …