title: Alkoxy-styryl DCDHF fluorophores.
abstract: A photostable dicyanomethylenedihydrofuran fluorophore which contains electron-donating alkoxy groups is described. This chromophore is highly environmentally-sensitive, which is a remarkable property for a fluorescent reporter. Its light excitation also enables, in low viscous solvents, the formation of dark states whose radical or triplet nature is ruled out.
authors.affiliation: División de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Av. de la Universidad s/n, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Font-Sanchis
authors.forename: Raquel E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Galian
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Céspedes-Guirao
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sastre-Santos
authors.forename: Luis R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Domingo
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernández-Lázaro
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez-Prieto
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005663:Furans; D009570:Nitriles; C059688:alkoxyl radical; C521333:dicyanomethylenedihydrofuran