5520-66-1Relevant articles and documents
A general strategy to optimize the performance of aza-BODIPY-based probes for enhanced photoacoustic properties
Yadav, Anuj K.,Tapia Hernandez, Rodrigo,Chan, Jefferson
, p. 415 - 441 (2021/07/26)
In this chapter, we describe a generalizable strategy to obtain a high PA output platform that is optimized for ratiometric imaging. Our approach entails conformationally restricting pendant aryl rings on the aza-BODIPY core to enhance orbital overlap which consequently increases the extinction coefficient. This strategy can potentially be applied to other dye platforms to enhance their signal intensity. We provide detailed protocols for the synthesis, in vitro characterization, and in vivo application.
A Conformationally Restricted Aza-BODIPY Platform for Stimulus-Responsive Probes with Enhanced Photoacoustic Properties
Zhou, Effie Y.,Knox, Hailey J.,Liu, Chang,Zhao, Weili,Chan, Jefferson
supporting information, p. 17601 - 17609 (2019/11/11)
Photoacoustic (PA) dyes, which absorb near-infrared (NIR) light to generate an ultrasonic signal, can be detected at centimeter depths in tissues with significantly higher resolution than dyes imaged with fluorescence-based methods. As such, PA agents show great promise as research tools for the study of live-animal disease models. However, the development of activatable PA probes has been hampered by the relative scarcity of appropriate PA-active molecular platforms with properties that can be manipulated in a rational manner. Herein we synthesized and evaluated six modifications to the aza-BODIPY dye platform with respect to their absorbance, fluorescence, and PA properties. We identified a promising conformationally restricted aza-BODIPY (CRaB) scaffold that prioritizes three criteria necessary for the design of stimulus-responsive dyes with optimal ratiometric PA response: absorbance at NIR wavelengths, strong PA intensity, and large Δλ upon interaction with the desired stimulus. Using this scaffold, we synthesized three chemically diverse stimulus-responsive PA probes and demonstrated between 2- and 8-fold improvements in theoretical ratiometric response in vitro. This suggests that improvements in PA parameters are generalizable. Finally, we validated the in vitro turnover of each CRaB PA probe and demonstrated the in vivo potential of the CRaB scaffold by direct comparison to an established hypoxia-responsive probe for the detection of tumor hypoxia.
CuI/DMPAO-catalyzed N-arylation of acyclic secondary amines
Zhang, Yu,Yang, Xinye,Yao, Qizheng,Ma, Dawei
supporting information; experimental part, p. 3056 - 3059 (2012/07/28)
DMPAO has been found to be a powerful ligand to enable copper-catalyzed coupling of aryl halides with aliphatic acyclic secondary amines take place under relatively mild conditions, and coupling of aryl halides with primary amines and cyclic secondary amines proceeds at low catalyst loading.