Anthracene–BODIPY cassettes: syntheses and energy transfer

…, J Chen, F Bergström, LBÅ Johansson…

Index: Wan, Chi-Wai; Burghart, Armin; Chen, Jiong; Bergstroem, Fredrik; Johansson, Lennart B.-A.; Wolford, Matthew F.; Kim, Taeg Gyum; Topp, Michael R.; Hochstrasser, Robin M.; Burgess, Kevin Chemistry - A European Journal, 2003 , vol. 9, # 18 p. 4430 - 4441

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Abstract

Abstract Compounds based on the 4, 4-difluoro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetramethyl-4-bora-3a, 4a-diaza-s- indacene (BODIPY) framework are excellent fluorescent markers. When BODIPY dyes of this type are conjugated to functionalities that absorb at relatively short wavelengths, those functionalities can, in some molecules, transmit the absorbed energy to the BODIPY which then fluoresces. In such cases the BODIPY fragment acts as an acceptor while the other ...