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Ionic Perylenetetracarboxdiimides: Highly Fluorescent and Water‐Soluble Dyes for Biolabeling
Author(s) -
Qu Jianqiang,
Kohl Christopher,
Pottek Mark,
Müllen Klaus
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200353208
Subject(s) - fluorescence , chemistry , staining , water soluble , ionic bonding , ion , organic chemistry , biology , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics
Dying to be seen : A series of water‐soluble and highly fluorescent perylenetetracarboxdiimides (PDIs) have been synthesized in high yields by introducing charged groups into the bay region of PDI (see picture; C gray, H white, S yellow, O red). They can be used for staining living cells as they are nontoxic.