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Photophysical Tuning of Shortwave Infrared Flavylium Heptamethine Dyes via Substituent Placement

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Pengshung, Monica, Li, Jingbai, Mukadum, Fatemah, Lopez, Steven A., Sletten, Ellen M.·2020·Organic Letters

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Optical imaging in the shortwave infrared region (SWIR, 1000–2000 nm) provides high-resolution images in complex systems. Here we explore substituent placement on dimethylamino flavylium polymethine dyes, a class of SWIR fluorophores. We find that the position of the substituent significantly affects the λ max and fluorescence quantum yield. Quantum-mechanical calculations suggest that steric clashes control the extent of π-conjugation. These insights provide design principles for the development of fluorophores for enhanced SWIR imaging.

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  • Progressive spectral red-shifts have been achieved by introducing the dimethylamino group at different positions of the flavylium heterocycle.

    “Progressive spectral red-shifts have further been achieved by the introduction of the dimethylamino group at different positions of the flavylium heterocycle.39”

    From The Pursuit of Shortwave Infrared-Emitting Nanoparticles with Bright Fluorescence through Molecular Design and Excited-State Engineering of Molecular Aggregates (2022) · cites this paper as [39]

    The Results and Discussion report a 20 nm red-shift when the dimethylamino group is moved from the seven- to the six-position. But the five- and eight-position dyes are blue-shifted relative to the seven-position dye, contrary to a progressive series of red-shifts. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Pengshung, M., Li, J., Mukadum, F., Lopez, S. A., & Sletten, E. M.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • Northeastern University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Lopez, Steven A.
  • Sletten, Ellen M.
Venue
Organic Letters
Published
2020-07-29
Volume
22
Issue
15
Pages
6150-6154
ISSN
  • 1523-7052 (ISSN-L)
  • 1523-7060
OpenAlex
W3046170579
Cited by
42
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 1
FWCI
2.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Organic Letters (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (FG-2018-10855)
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (1R01EB027172)
  • Division of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (1940307)
  • National Science Foundation (CHE-1905242)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Physical and Theoretical Chemistry › Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
Keywords
fluorescence quantum yield, steric effects, π-conjugation, quantum chemical calculations
MeSH terms
Fluorescent Dyes, Infrared Rays, Molecular Structure, Optical Imaging

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