Abstract
Three water-soluble tetracationic quadrupolar chromophores comprising two three-coordinate boron π-acceptor groups bridged by thiophene-containing moieties were synthesised for biological imaging applications. Compound 3 containing the bulkier 5-(3,5-Me2C6H2)-2,2′-(C4H2S)2-5′-(3,5-Me2C6H2) bridge is stable over a long period of time, exhibits a high fluorescence quantum yield and strong one- and two-photon absorption (TPA), and has a TPA cross section of 268 GM at 800 nm in water. Confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopy studies in live cells indicated localisation of the chromophore at the mitochondria; moreover, cytotoxicity measurements proved biocompatibility. Thus, chromophore 3 has excellent potential for one- and two-photon-excited fluorescence imaging of mitochondrial function in cells.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 14701-14706 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 41 |
| Early online date | 15 Sept 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 04 Oct 2016 |
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