Highly water-soluble neutral BODIPY dyes with controllable fluorescence quantum yields.

ABSTRACT: A series of novel highly water-soluble neutral BODIPY dyes have been obtained by functionalization of BODIPY dyes with branched oligo(ethylene glycol)methyl ether groups at positions 8, 2 and 6 or 4 and 4'. Use of an ortho-substituent group of branched oligo(ethylene glycol)methyl ether on the meso-phenyl ring of BODIPY dyes and replacement of the fluorine atoms of BODIPY dyes at positions 4 and 4' with methyloxy or ethynyl subunits significantly enhance fluorescence quantum yields of BODIPY dyes.

SUBMITTER: Zhu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3253352 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature