The molecule is a BODIPY dye in which the 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene skeleton is substituted at positions 1, 3, 5, 7, and 8 by methyl groups. It is used as a stain for neutral lipds and as a tracer for oil and other nonpolar lipids.
2,2-difluoro-4,6,8,10,12-pentamethyl-3-aza-1-azonia-2-boranuidatricyclo[7.3.0.03,7]dodeca-1(12),4,6,10-tetraene