Stable Near-Infrared Anionic Polymethine Dyes: Structure, Photophysical, and Redox Properties
Author(s) -
PierreAntoine Bouit,
Emmanuel Di Piazza,
Stéphane Rigaut,
Boris Le Guennic,
C. Aronica,
Loı̈c Toupet,
Chantal Andraud,
Olivier Maury
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
organic letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.94
H-Index - 239
eISSN - 1523-7060
pISSN - 1523-7052
DOI - 10.1021/ol801416n
Subject(s) - cyanine , chemistry , photochemistry , redox , cationic polymerization , molecule , absorption (acoustics) , context (archaeology) , absorption spectroscopy , infrared , fluorescence , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , materials science , physics , paleontology , quantum mechanics , optics , composite material , biology
The concept of cyanine has been successfully extended to an anionic heptamethine dye featuring tricyanofuran (TCF) moieties in terms of structure, reactivity, and photophysical properties. Importantly, absorption and emission are red-shifted compared to its classical cationic analog without any cost in terms of thermal stability. In addition to its "cyanine" behavior, this molecule exhibits further redox properties: oxidation and reduction led to the reversible formation of radical species whose absorption is in marked contrast with that of cyanines.
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