Abstract
In this Letter, a pair of novel naphthalimide derivatives with long-wavelength emission (>600 nm) and larger Stokes shift (>140 nm) have been developed through the photochemical cycloaromatization, in which intramolecular radical-induced 1,3-aromatic hydrogen transfer might be occurred. Cell uptake experiments showed that dye 2 could be used as a potential NIR fluorescence imaging agent.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 22-25 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 7 Jan 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |