title: Tetrastyryl-Bodipy dyes: convenient synthesis and characterization of elusive near IR fluorophores.
abstract: 1,3,5,7-Tetramethyl-Bodipy derivatives undergo Knoevenagel-type condensations with aromatic aldehydes to ultimately yield tetrastyryl-Bodipy derivatives. The resulting dyes absorb and emit strongly in the near IR. As the versatility of the Bodipy dyes are fully appreciated, these new tetrastyryl dyes are likely to be featured in a variety of functional supramolecular systems.
authors.affiliation: UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Buyukcakir
authors.forename: O Altan
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Bozdemir
authors.forename: Safacan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kolemen
authors.forename: Sundus
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erbas
authors.forename: Engin U
authors.initials: EU
authors.lastname: Akkaya
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D007259:Infrared Rays; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
chemical_list: C095489:4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene; D000447:Aldehydes; D001896:Boron Compounds; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes