Issue 42, 2009

Discovery and early development of squaraine rotaxanes

Abstract

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.

Graphical abstract: Discovery and early development of squaraine rotaxanes

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
05 Jun 2009
Accepted
17 Jul 2009
First published
24 Aug 2009

Chem. Commun., 2009, 6329-6338

Discovery and early development of squaraine rotaxanes

J. J. Gassensmith, J. M. Baumes and B. D. Smith, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6329 DOI: 10.1039/B911064J

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