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Conventional BODIPY Conjugates for Live-Cell Super-Resolution Microscopy and Single-Molecule Tracking
Published on: June 8, 2020
Easy access to strongly fluorescent higher homologues of BODIPY
Lukas Erlemeier1, Marius J Müller2, Gina Stuhrmann3
1Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany. haenisch@chemie.uni-marburg.de.
Abstract:
We present the easy and high yield synthesis of several group 13 MesDPM compounds (Al-In) with alkyl substituents at the metal atom. All these compounds were fully characterized using techniques including X-ray diffraction analysis and photoluminescence measurements. It shows that for aluminium and gallium pronounced green fluorescence is observed, which is absent for indium. DFT calculations confirm that the first electronic transition corresponds to a ligand-based π-π* transition.
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