Anthracene carboxyimides and their dimers.
Soluble anthracenedicarboxyimides have been prepared and undergo a photodimerisation of the anthracene skeleton, which is important for their application as antitumour agents, such as azonafides. Reaction under strongly alkaline conditions causes C-C coupling to form soluble dimeric fluorescent dyes with bathochromic absorption and fluorescence in the NIR region. These dyes are of special interest because of their absorption at longer wavelengths.
Langhals
Heinz
H
Department of Chemistry, LMU University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Langhals@lrz.uni-munchen.de
Schönmann
Gertrud
G
Polborn
Kurt
K
D000042:Absorption; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D019281:Dimerization; D007094:Imides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
D000873:Anthracenes; D007094:Imides