A BODIPY boronium cation for the sensing of fluoride ions.
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In the presence of iodide ions, the cationic p-dimethylaminopyridine adduct of 1,3,5,7,8-pentamethylpyrromethene-boron fluoride [-DMAP](+) reacts with fluoride ions to afford the corresponding brightly fluorescent difluoride -F.