Synthesis of Sterically Protected Xanthene Dyes with Bulky Groups at C-3′ and C-7′

  • Zuhai Lei
  • , Xinran Li
  • , Yi Li
  • , Xiao Luo
  • , Miaomiao Zhou
  • , Youjun Yang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Substitution of the xanthene scaffold with bulky groups at C-3′ and C-7′ is expected to protect the electrophilic central methine carbon against nucleophilic attack and inhibit stacking. However, such structures are not readily prepared via traditional xanthene syntheses. We have devised an alternative and convenient synthesis to enable facile preparation of this subset of xanthene dyes under mild conditions and in good yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11538-11543
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume80
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Nov 2015
Externally publishedYes

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