Next, the pentafluorophenyl substituents of 13d enabled the nucleophilic aromatic substitution on the respective para-fluorine position under basic conditions. First attempt was to introduce the propargyl group as described by the reaction yielded the 4-hydroxy-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl derivative 17 in good yield (85%). Purification of the complex was tedious and different solvent systems with increasing polarity were required. Similarly, deprotection of 13e to compound 18 proceeded smoothly with tert-butyl ammonium fluoride (TBAF) in 92% yield. Finally, a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction was performed by using a BODIPY moiety proving that AL(DIPY)3 complexes can be stable and the formation of supramolecular complexes is feasible. Specifically, the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction of 13c and four eq. of the borylated BODIPY 19 yielded the desired product 20 in very good yield (72%).