BODIPY-based supramolecular fluorescent metallacages

During the past few years, the construction of BODIPY-based supramolecular fluorescent metallacages through coordination-driven self-assembly has gained increasing interest due to their unique photophysical properties and applications in catalysis, sensing, and bioimaging. In consideration of the rapid development of this field, it is time to summarize recent developments involving BODIPY-based metallacages. In this review, a comprehensive summary of the construction of BODIPY-based metallacages as well as their photophysical properties and applications will be presented.