title: Fluorescent protein red Kaede chromophore; one-step, high-yield synthesis and potential application for solar cells.
abstract: 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%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei-Ti
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Bo-So
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kew-Yu
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Cheng-Chih
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Pi-Tai
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D002712:Chlorides; D004396:Coloring Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; C029899:imidazole; C016837:zinc chloride