1,8‐Naphthalimide‐Substituted BODIPY Dyads: Synthesis,Structure, Properties,and Live‐Cell Imaging |
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| Abstract: | A set of 1,8‐naphthalimide (NPI)‐substituted 4,4‐difluoroboradiaza‐s‐indacene (BODIPY) dyads 1 a – 1 c were designed and synthesized by the Pd‐catalyzed Sonogashira cross‐coupling reaction of ethynyl substituted NPI 1 with the meso‐, β‐, and α‐halogenated BODIPYs a , b , and c , respectively. The BODIPY 1 c exhibits redshifted absorption, which suggests better electronic communication with substitution at the α‐position of BODIPY compared with at the meso and β positions, which was further supported by time‐dependent DFT calculations. The optical band gap follows the order 1 a > 1 b > 1 c . The single‐crystal X‐ray structures of dyads 1 a – 1 c are reported, which reflect planar orientations of the BODIPY units with respect to the NPIs. The DFT‐optimized structures show good correlation with the experimental data obtained from the single‐crystal X‐ray structures. The packing diagram of 1 a shows a sheet‐like arrangement, 1 b forms a ladder‐like structural motif, and 1 c forms a complex 3D structural arrangement. The dyads 1 a – 1 c show low cytotoxicity (IC50>100 μm ). The confocal microscopy studies with HeLa and A375 cells (when treated with dyads 1 a – 1 c ) show that all the dyads easily enter the cell membrane and show significant multicolor intracellular fluorescence covering the entire visible range with clear emissions in blue, green, and red channels. |
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| Keywords: | bio-imaging studies cross-coupling cyclic voltammetry density functional calculations fluorescence spectra single crystal XRD UV/Vis spectroscopy |
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