Aminomaleimide fluorophores: a simple functional group with bright, solvent dependent emission.

Aminomaleimide fluorophores: a simple functional group with bright, solvent dependent emission† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental protocol, supplementary figures and additional spectroscopic data. See DOI: 10.1039/c5cc02908b Click here for additional data file.

Synthesis and photophysical properties of a series of cyclopenta[b]naphthalene solvatochromic fluorophores.

The synthesis and photophysical properties of a series of naphthalene-containing solvatochromic fluorophores are described within. These novel fluorophores are prepared using a microwave-assisted dehydrogenative Diels-Alder reaction of styrene, followed by a palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reaction to install an electron donating amine group. The new fluorophores are structurally related to ...

Organic solid fluorophores regulated by subtle structure modification: color-tunable and aggregation-induced emission.

Organic solid fluorophores with a tunable emission color have been widely applied in multiple areas. However, rational design and efficient crafting of these fluorophores from a simple core skeleton is still a formidable challenge because of the undesirable concentration quenching emission effect. Herein, we present the development of two series of organic solid fluorophores based on a backbone...

Synthesis and characterization of citrate-based fluorescent small molecules and biodegradable polymers.

Novel citric acid based photoluminescent dyes and biodegradable polymers are synthesized via a facile "one-pot" reaction. A comprehensive understanding of the fluorescence mechanisms of the resulting citric acid-based fluorophores is reported. Two distinct types of fluorophores are identified: a thiozolopyridine family with high quantum yield, long lifetime, and exceptional photostability, and ...

Rational Development of Near-Infrared Fluorophores with Large Stokes Shifts, Bright One-Photon, and Two-Photon Emissions for Bioimaging and Biosensing Applications.

Fluorophores with near-infrared emissions play a crucial role in numerous bioimaging and biosensing applications, owing to their deep penetration depths, low auto-fluorescence, and minimal tissue damages. Herein, the rational development of a new class of near-infrared fluorophores with bright one-photon and two-photon emissions at ≈740 nm, large Stokes shifts (≈80 nm), significant two-photon a...