Fluorescent protein red Kaede chromophore; one-step, high-yield synthesis and potential application for solar cells.
The one-step condensation between the Green Fluorescence Protein (GFP) chromophore and 1H-imidazole-5-carbaldehyde catalyzed by ZnCl(2) proved to be a facile method to synthesize the red Kaede chromophore and its derivatives (1a-d, 2, and 3 > 70%), among which 1a then demonstrated its potential as a dye in solar cell, with a moderate conversion efficiency (eta) of 3.04%.
Chuang
Wei-Ti
WT
Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Chen
Bo-So
BS
Chen
Kew-Yu
KY
Hsieh
Cheng-Chih
CC
Chou
Pi-Tai
PT
D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D002712:Chlorides / Q000737:chemistry; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
D000447:Aldehydes; D002712:Chlorides; D004396:Coloring Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; C029899:imidazole; C016837:zinc chloride