Conformationally Restricted Dipyrromethene Boron Difluoride (BODIPY) Dyes: Highly Fluorescent, Multicolored Probes for Cellular Imaging

• Published in: Chemistry : a European journal Vol. 14; no. 19; pp. 5812 - 5819
• Main Authors: Zheng, Qingdong, Xu, Gaixia, Prasad, Paras N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 27.06.2008; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley
• Subjects: Boron Compounds - chemistry; Cells - cytology; Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Crystallography, X-Ray - methods; dyes/pigments; Fluorescent Dyes - chemistry; fluorescent probes; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods; imaging agents; luminescence; Molecular Conformation; Physical Sciences; Porphobilinogen - analogs & derivatives; Porphobilinogen - chemistry; Science & Technology; Spectrometry, Fluorescence - methods; two-photon absorption; dyes/pigments; 2-PHOTON EXCITATION; luminescence; FLUOROPHORES; two-photon absorption; imaging agents; fluorescent probes

Novel fluorescent, conformationally restricted dipyrromethene boron difluoride (BODIPY) dyes have been prepared by introducing a naphthalenyl group at the meso position of the BODIPY core. These BODIPY dyes exhibit increased fluorescence quantum yields compared with dyes that have a meso‐position ph...