title: Synthesis, solvatochromism, aggregation-induced emission and cell imaging of tetraphenylethene-containing BODIPY derivatives with large Stokes shifts.
abstract: A series of tetraphenylethene-containing BODIPYs with emissions from visible to near-IR and large Stokes shifts up to 142 nm have been designed and synthesized. They show solvatochromic fluorescence and can be utilized as fluorescent visualizers for intracellular imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Rongrong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: C F Azael
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Gómez-Durán
authors.forename: Jacky W Y
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Belmonte-Vázquez
authors.forename: Chunmei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Sijie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ruquan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peña-Cabrera
authors.forename: Yongchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Kam Sing
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Ben Zhong
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D049449:Luminescence; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008958:Models, Molecular
chemical_list: C095489:4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D001896:Boron Compounds; D005030:Ethylenes; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; C036216:ethylene