title: Synthetic routes to 3-alkylsulfanyl-6-aryl-diketopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrroles--a class of efficient, visible light excitable fluorophores.
abstract: Sulfide derivatives of diketopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole (SDPPs) were prepared in a one-pot procedure from arylpyrrolinones, isothiocyanates and alkylating agents, and their properties as fluorophores were evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Box 02404, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Bert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Metten
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Joice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Wenwu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smet
authors.forename: Noël
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boens
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dehaen
mesh_terms: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008027:Light; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011758:Pyrroles