Discovery and early development of squaraine rotaxanes.
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SUBMITTER: Gassensmith JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2854661 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov
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Discovery and early development of squaraine rotaxanes.
Gassensmith Jeremiah J JJ Baumes Jeffrey M JM Smith Bradley D BD
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20090824 42
The chemical and photophysical properties of a fluorescent squaraine dye are greatly enhanced when it is mechanically encapsulated inside a tetralactam macrocycle. This feature article describes the synthesis, structure, and photophysical performance of first-generation squaraine rotaxanes, and shows how they can be used as fluorescent imaging probes and chemosensors. ...[more]
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