Chromene-based BioAIEgens: 'in-water' synthesis, regiostructure-dependent fluorescence and ER-specific imaging.

ABSTRACT: Exploration of artificial aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) has garnered extensive interest in the past two decades. In particular, AIEgens possessing natural characteristics (BioAIEgens) have received more attention recently due to the advantages of biocompatibility, sustainability and renewability. However, the extremely limited number of BioAIEgens extracted from natural sources have retarded their development. Herein, a new class of BioAIEgens based on the natural scaffold of chromene have been facilely synthesized via green reactions in a water system. These compounds show regiostructure-, polymorphism- and substituent-dependent fluorescence, which clearly illustrates the close relationship between the macroscopic properties and hierarchical structure of aggregates. Du

SUBMITTER: Cai XM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10769509 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature