title: Synthesis of highly fluorescent BODIPY-based nanocars.
abstract: The convergent synthesis of inherently highly fluorescent nanocars incorporating 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY)-containing axles and p-carborane wheels is reported. These nanocars are expected to exhibit rolling motion with predetermined patterns over smooth surfaces, depending on their chassis. Their quantum yields of fluorescence (Phi(F) > 0.7) make them excellent candidates for imaging and tracking by single-molecule fluorescence microscopy. An analogue as a stationary control with tert-butyl groups instead of p-carborane wheels was also synthesized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, MS 222, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
authors.forename: Jazmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vives
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tour
mesh_terms: D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D005453:Fluorescence; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C095489:4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene; D001896:Boron Compounds