Enhancement of Photocurrent Generation of a Novel Stilbazolium Dye Dimer in LB Monolayer Films

A novel dye dimer,bis-{[1-(N-hexadecyl-4-pyridinium)-2-(4-N,N-dimethylaminopheyl)] ethenyl} methane diiodide (C16BP) was synthesized,and the photoelectrochemistry of the dye Langmuir-Blodgett monolayer modified ITO electrode was investigated.For comparison,the photoelectrochemistry of the monomer (E)-N-hexadexyl-4-[2-(4-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl) ethenyl] pyridinium iodide (C16P) was also measured.The results show that the photocurrent generation property of the dimer is enhanced.The photocurrent generation quantum yield is 0.38% for C16BP,while that for C16P is 0.23%.     

Spectroscopic characterization of Brooker’s merocyanine in Silicalite-1 and ZSM-5 leading to second harmonic generation

The use of porous materials has become increasingly significant in the pursuit of novel composite materials with nonlinear optical properties. The microporous channels in Silicalite-1 and ZSM-5, which have identical crystal frameworks but different chemical composition, were used to study the role of zeolite composition on dye adsorption and organization, leading to second-harmonic generation (SHG). The dye molecule, known as Brooker’s merocyanine (4-[(1-methyl-4(1H)-pyridinylidene)ethylidene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-one), exhibits one of the largest known molecular hyperpolarizabilities for small dye molecules, but it crystallizes centrosymmetrically. When Brooker’s merocyanine was adsorbed to Silicalite-1 powder, no SHG was detected, but when adsorbed to ZSM-5, the powder was SHG-active. Spectroscopic characterization of the new materials was used to determine the dye loading in each zeolite. The hydrophilic ZSM-5 channels proved to be essential for dye adsorption and alignment within the channels as compared to the hydrophobic Silicalite-1 which did not appreciably adsorb the dye. The effect of dye protonation and isomerization on adsorption to each zeolite was also studied, with neither having an effect on the amount of dye adsorbed.     

N,N,N＇,N＇-四苄基取代方块菁染料LB膜研究

方块菁染料在有机光导材料^[1,2]、有机太阳能存储^[2,3]、光记录^[4、有机光盘中红外吸收器^[4]以及光纤识别功能薄膜等领域中有着广泛应用前景.     

NARROW BANDWIDTH BRIGHT SCARLET ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE BASED ON N,N'-BIS[4-(N,N-DIMETHYLAMONO)-BENZYLIDENE]-DIAMINOMALEONITRILE DYE

A novel red dye, N, N'-bis[4-(N,N-dimethylamino)-benzylidene]diaminomaleonitrile (BAM), was prepared by reacting diaminomaleonitrile with 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)-benzaldehyde and were characterized by ¹H NMR, UV absorption and photoluminescence. The BAM dye showed an absorption peak wavelength of 530 nm and bright photoluminescence with a peak wavelength at 675 nm. It was used as the doped emitter for fabricating a bright scarlet organic electroluminescent (EL) device. The structure of the double-layer EL device consisted of a hole-transport layer and a luminescent layer between ITO glass and magnesium electrodes. The hole-transport layer was a poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) film. The luminescent layer consisted of a host material, 8-hydroxyquinoline aluminum (Alq₃), and BAM dye as the dopant. A bright light with the peak of 620 nm and narrow bandwidth of 50 nm was obtained in the device with a maximum luminance of 6230 cd/m². The emission spectra almost unchanged as the luminance increased with increasing injection current and the bias voltage. A tentative explanation from both the electronic distribution viewpoint and the molecular geometric analysis for the narrow bandwidth of this red dye was offered.     

TiO2纳米晶电极上半菁衍生物分子设计中空间位阻效应的研究

设计合成了具有不同空间位阻的吡啶盐类和喹啉盐类半菁染料(E)-N-(4—磺酸 根丙基)-4-[2-4（4-N，N-二乙基氨基苯基）乙烯基]吡啶鎓盐（EPS），（E）-N-(4- 磺酸根丁基）-4-[2-(4-N,N-二乙氨基苯基）乙烯基]吡啶鎓盐（EPS4）和（E） -N-（4-磺酸根丁基）-4-[2-（4-N，N-二乙基氨基苯基）喹啉鎓盐（EQS4），研究了它们 的光物理性质，并将它们用作TiO2纳米晶电极的光敏化剂引入光电化学电池中。 研究发现:对于吡啶类半菁染料而言，无论是以三个亚甲基或是以四个亚甲基来连接 吸附基团RSO3^-和发色团时，单个的EPS和EPS4分子的光电响应行为一致．但是由于 以三个亚甲基来连接时，与EPS4相比，染料EPS的空间位阻相对较小，有利于其在 多孔膜上的吸附，最终结果是染料EPS对TiO2纳米晶电极的敏化作用好于EPS4．以喹啉 环为受电子基团的染料EQS4与同样含有四个亚甲基的以吡啶环为受电 子基团的EPS4相比，单个EQS4分子的光电响应行为虽然好于EPS4分子，但由于 EQS4分子间的空间位阻较大，影响了它在多孔电极上的吸附，致使其敏化的太阳能 电池的总光电转换效率有所下降．     

Photocatalytic Dye Methyl Orange Decomposition on Ternary Sulfide （CdIn2S4） under Visible-light

A novel and efficient photocatalyst, CdIn2S4, was simply prepared by a programmed temperature hydrothermal method. The product had a nanometer size （10-15 nm） and strong absorption in the range of 200 to 580 nm, and it exhibited visible-light photocatalytic activity to decompose dye methyl orange in aqueous system.     

NOVEL SULPHOARYLAZO 4-PYRAZOLONE-BASED TARTRAZINE DYE ANALOGUES

In a multistep synthesis, a novel series of 4-pyrazolone–based tartrazine dye analogues were prepared benzimidazol-5-yl acetoacetamide derivative I. Chemical structure of the hitherto prepared dyestuffs were confirmed on the basis of correct elemental analysis as well as spectral data. The degree of exhaustion of the hitherto synthesized 3-[2-(oxoimidazo-5-yl) carboxamido] tartrazine dye analogues was determined and found to be in the range of 92.6–97.8%. The latter high ratios might be ascribed to the presence of the cyclic amide function in structure of these dyestuffs.     

Quantitative analysis of Pc 4 localization in mouse lymphoma (LY-R) cells via double-label confocal fluorescence microscopy

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a novel cancer therapy that uses light-activated drugs (photosensitizers) to destroy tumor tissue. Reactive oxygen species produced during PDT are thought to cause the destruction of tumor tissue. However, the precise mechanism of PDT is not completely understood. To provide insight into the in vitro mechanisms of PDT, we studied the subcellular localization of the photosensitizer HOSiPcOSi(CH3)2-(CH2)3N(CH3)2 (Pc 4) in mouse lymphoma (LY-R) cells using double-label confocal fluorescence microscopy. This technique allowed us to observe the relative distributions of Pc 4 and an organelle-specific dye within the same cell via two, spectrally distinct, fluorescence images. To quantify the localization of Pc 4 within different organelles, linear correlation coefficients from the fluorescence data of Pc 4 and the organelle-specific dyes were calculated. Using this measurement, the subcellular spatial distributions of Pc 4 could be successfully monitored over an 18 h period. At early times (0-1 h) after introduction of Pc 4 to LY-R cells, the dye was found in the mitochondria, lysosomes and Golgi apparatus, as well as other cytoplasmic membranes, but not in the plasma membrane or the nucleus. Over the next 2 h, there was some loss of Pc 4 from the lysosomes as shown by the correlation coefficients. After an additional incubation period of 2 h Pc 4 slowly increased its accumulation in the lysosomes. The highest correlation coefficient (0.65) was for Pc 4 and BODIPY-FL C5 ceramide, which targets the Golgi apparatus, and also binds to other cytoplasmic membranes. The correlation coefficient was also high (0.60) for Pc 4 and a mitochondria-targeting dye (Mitotracker Green FM). Both of these correlation coefficients were higher than that for Pc 4 with the lysosome-targeting dye (Lysotracker Green DND-26). The results suggest that Pc 4 binds preferentially and strongly to mitochondria and Golgi complexes.     

Determination of manganese in some medicinal plants and their infusions by a catalytic spectrophotometric method

The catalytic effect of manganese (II) on the oxidation of the azo dye 3-Methyl-6-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-[2-methoxy-4-N (N, N diethylamino) phenylazo] benzothiazolium methylsulphate, with potassium periodate in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline in weakly acidic media was studied. The reaction was followed spectrophotometrically by measuring the decrease in the absorbance of the dye at 560 nm. Under the optimum conditions (4 x 10(-5) mol dm(-3) azo dye, 4 x 10(-4) mol dm(-3) potassium periodate, 1 x 10(-4) mol dm(-3) 1,10-phenanthroline, 0.1 mol dm(-3) buffer--pH 3.0, 70 degrees C, 8 min) manganese (II) in the range 0.1-5 ng cm(-3) could be determined by the fixed-time method with a detection limit of 0.035 ng cm(-3). The developed method is highly sensitive, selective, and simple. The method was applied successfully to the determination of total manganese in some medicinal plants and to analyse their infusions for trace amounts of total manganese and free manganese (II) ions without separation.     

The synthesis and spectral properties of a stimuli-responsive D-π-A charge transfer dye

A new donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) type isophorone dye was synthesized by the condensation reaction between 2-(3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-2-enylidene)-malononitrile and indole-3-carboxaldehyde. The chemical structure of the dye was characterized by 1H NMR, EA and MS. A novel, chromogenic, fluorescent dye based on indol as donor unit and isophorone as acceptor unit displayed marked UV-visible absorption changes and highly selective fluorescence quenching in the presence of fluoride ion. The dye also exhibited sizeable colour changes when used as a pH-induced molecular switch and as a detector for volatile organic compounds. The absorption and fluorescent intensity of the dye can be reversibly selected by protonation/deprotonation of the amine moiety via control of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT), leading to a molecular switch with "on" and "off" states.     

Doubly Strapped Zwitterionic NIR-I and NIR-II Heptamethine Cyanine Dyes for Bioconjugation and Fluorescence Imaging

Heptamethine cyanine dyes enable deep tissue fluorescence imaging in the near infrared (NIR) window. Small molecule conjugates of the benchmark dye ZW800-1 have been tested in humans. However, long-term imaging protocols using ZW800-1 conjugates are limited by their instability, primarily because the chemically labile C4′-O-aryl linker is susceptible to cleavage by biological nucleophiles. Here, we report a modular synthetic method that produces novel doubly strapped zwitterionic heptamethine cyanine dyes, including a structural analogue of ZW800-1 , with greatly enhanced dye stability. NIR-I and NIR-II versions of these doubly strapped dyes can be conjugated to proteins, including monoclonal antibodies, without causing undesired fluorophore degradation or dye stacking on the protein surface. The fluorescent antibody conjugates show excellent tumor-targeting specificity in a xenograft mouse tumor model. The enhanced stability provided by doubly strapped molecular design will enable new classes of in vivo NIR fluorescence imaging experiments with possible translation to humans.     

pH-Tunable hydrogelators for water purification: structural optimisation and evaluation

A focused library of potential hydrogelators each containing two substituted aromatic residues separated by a urea or thiourea linkage have been synthesised and characterized. Six of these novel compounds are highly efficient hydrogelators, forming gels in aqueous solution at low concentrations (0.03-0.60 wt%). Gels were formed through a pH switching methodology, by acidification of a basic solution (pH 14 to ≈ 4) either by addition of HCl or via the slow hydrolysis of glucono-δ-lactone. Frequently, gelation was accompanied by a dramatic switch in the absorption spectra of the gelators, resulting in a significant change in colour, typically from a vibrant orange to pale yellow. Each of the gels was capable of sequestering significant quantities of the aromatic cationic dye, methylene blue, from aqueous solution (up to 1.02 g of dye per gram of dry gelator). Cryo-transmission electron microscopy of two of the gels revealed an extensive network of high aspect ratio fibers. The structure of the fibers altered dramatically upon addition of 20 wt% of the dye, resulting in aggregation and significant shortening of the fibrils. This study demonstrates the feasibility for these novel gels finding application as inexpensive and effective water purification platforms.     

Monolayers of a novel ionoselective butadienyl dye

The novel amphiphilic benzodithia-18-crown-6 butadienyl dye (1) forms relatively stable insoluble monolayers on distilled water (collapse pressure of 41 mN/m) and on aqueous subphases containing alkali metal or heavy metal salts (collapse pressures in the range of 27-38 mN/m, respectively). The dye 1 monolayer organization depends on chromophore association and interactions (especially complex formation) with heavy and alkali metal ions as deduced from surface pressure-area and surface potential-area isotherms as well as reflection spectra and Brewster angle microscopy observations. Dye 1 undergoes specific interactions with Hg(2+) and Ag(+), respectively (formation of different complexes). Nonspecific interactions have been observed with other salts, such as KClO(4) or Pb(ClO(4))(2). Further, dye 1 monolayers on 1 mM Hg(ClO(4))(2) solution undergo reversible photoisomerization, in contrast to monolayers on water and other aqueous salt subphases.     

Enhanced thermal- and photo-stability of acid yellow 17 by incorporation into layered double hydroxides

2,5-dichloro-4-(5-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-(sulphophenylazo) pyrazol-1-yl) benzenesulphonate (DHSB) anions, namely acid yellow 17 anions, have been successfully intercalated into Zn-Al layered double hydroxides (LDH) to produce a novel organic-inorganic pigment by a simple method involving separate nucleation and aging steps (SNAS), and the dye-intercalated LDH was analyzed by various techniques, e.g., XRD, SEM, FT-IR, TG-DTA and ICP. The d-spacing of the prepared LDH is 2.09 nm. Furthermore, the incorporation of the DHSB aims to enhance the thermal- and photo-stability of the guest dye molecule, for example, the less color change after accelerated thermal- and photo-aging test.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel phthalocyanines bearing quaternizable coumarin

The synthesis of novel metal-free and zinc phthalocyanines with four 3-[(2-diethylamino)ethyl]-7-oxo-4-methylcoumarin dye groups on the periphery were prepared by cyclotetramerization of a novel 3-[(2-diethylamino)ethyl]-7-[(3,4-dicyanophenoxy)]-4-methylcoumarin. The novel chromogenic compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, MALDI-TOF, IR and UV–Vis spectral data. The electronic spectra exhibit bands of coumarin identity along with characteristic Q and B bands of the phthalocyanine (Pc) core. The IR spectra of all the Pcs showed three characteristic intense bands, at 1704 cm⁻¹ for the lactone carbonyl and two bands at 1489–1604 cm⁻¹ for the conjugated olefinic system.     

Interaction of cyanine dyes with nucleic acids. XVII. Towards an aggregation of cyanine dyes in solutions as a factor facilitating nucleic acid detection

Spectral properties of newly synthesized cyanine dyes, namely 1-[6-(4-[6-[2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3-benzothiazol- 2-ylidenmethyl)-1-pyridiniumyl]hexanoyl]piperazino)-6- oxohexyl]-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-ethyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3-benzothiazol+ ++-2-ylidenmethyl)pyridinium (K-6) (bichromophoric dye) and 1-[5-di(3-[5-[2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3-benzothiazol++ +-2-ylidenmethyl)-1-pyridiniumyl]pentylcarboxamido]pro pyl) carbamoylpentyl]-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3-benzo thiazol-2-ylidenmethyl) pyridinium (K-T) (trichromophoric dye) in solutions in the presence of and without deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) were studied within a wide concentration range. It has been established that absorption, as well as fluorescence of investigated dye solutions, without DNA are mainly determined by H-aggregates of dye molecules. On the contrary, the fluorescence of dye solutions in the presence of DNA gives an intrinsic dye molecular fluorescence. H-aggregates are broken because of binding dye molecules with DNA. It has been suggested that both K-T and K-6 molecules bind mainly with DNA via the interaction of two chromophores. As the ratio of the number of dye molecules to that of DNA base pairs increases with an increase in dye concentration, a formation of dye molecule H-aggregates on DNA molecules are observed. Such aggregates have a different structure than those formed in the solutions without DNA. On the grounds of the data obtained, it is concluded that it is possible to use a dye aggregation capable of obtaining higher values for fluorescence enhancement of the DNA stains.     

“推拉”型希夫碱染料的光化学和光电化学性质

合成了一种光降解的两亲性希夫碱染料,（Ｅ）－Ｎ－十八烷基－２－「２－（４－Ｎ,Ｎ－二甲基氨基苯基）胺烯基」吡啶碘化物（ＰＮ２）,考察了它的成膜性能,并成功地应用ＬＢ膜技术将其转移到石英基片或ＩＴＯ电极上形成单层膜,对其光化学和光电化学性质的研究表明：它是一个具有二阶非线性光学性质（ＳＨＧ）和光电响应性质（ＰＥＣ）的可降解有机染料,化合物ＰＮ２单层ＬＢ膜的宏观二阶非线性系数Ｘｚｚｚ＾（２）为１４５．     

Potential-modulated fluorescence spectroscopy of the membrane potential-sensitive dye di-4-ANEPPS at the 1,2-dichloroethane/water interface

The spectrofluorometric behavior of a membrane potential-sensitive dye, 1-(3-sulfonatopropyl)-4-[β-{2-(di-N-butylamino)-6-naphthyl}vinyl]pyridinium betaine (di-4-ANEPPS), at the polarized 1,2-dichloroethane/water interface was studied by means of potential-modulated fluorescence (PMF) spectroscopy. The results, combined with those from cyclic and alternating current voltammetry, clearly suggested that the dye adsorbed at the interface underwent a reorientation with increasing the interfacial potential, giving a well-developed PMF response as well as a voltammetric response. In addition to the PMF response, another PMF response was observed by addition of dilauroyl phosphatidylcholine (DLPC). This additional response was well explained in terms of a reorientation of di-4-ANEPPS at the interface, which would be induced by the potential-dependent desorption of DLPC from the interface. Thus, the present study supported the reorientation/solvatochromic mechanism for the membrane potential-sensitive dye rather than the electrochromic mechanism.     

Preparation of an IMI dye (imidazole functional group) containing a 4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole fluorophore for labeling of phosphomonoesters

We are studying dye-imidazole conjugates ("IMI dyes") as reagents for labeling phosphomonoesters such as nucleotides. Previously we have employed a BODIPY dye in our IMI reagents, and analyzed the labeled products by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection (CE-LIF) involving an argon ion laser. (The BODIPY fluorophore is a 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene). Here we broaden the technology by preparing a DBD-IMI dye [DBD = 4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole], and using a helium-cadmium laser. While DBD-IMI (IMI3) is about 50x more stable photolytically than a BODIPY-IMI dye (IMI2, a conjugate of a BODIPY dye with histamine, was tested), the detection limit for IMI2 (5.10(-11) M; S/N = 5, CE-LIF with an argon ion laser) is tenfold better than that for IMI3 (5.10(-10) M, S/N = 5, helium-cadmium laser). IMI3 conjugates of the four major DNA nucleotides were prepared and detected by CE-LIF.     

Synthesis and property of solvatochromic fluorophore based on D-π-A molecular system: 2-{[3-Cyano-4-(N-ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)styryl]-5,5-dimethylfuran-2(5H)-ylidene}malononitrile dye

2-{[3-Cyano-4-(N-ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)styryl]-5,5-dimethylfuran-2(5H)-ylidene}malononitrile styryl dye was prepared by the condensation of 4-[(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-methyl-amino]-benzaldehyde (donor moiety) with 2-cyanomethylene-3-cyano-4,5,5-trimethyl-2,5-dihydrofuran (acceptor moiety). The corresponding design, synthesis and solvatochromic characteristics of the intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT) dye chromophore were discussed and determined. Optical properties such as absorption and fluorescence emission spectra were monitored in several solvent media with different polarity. In this determination, the prepared dye chromophore showed positive solvatochromism effect and the resulting solvatochromic characteristics were studied with semiempirical calculations. The energy potentials of this dye chromophore such as HOMO and LUMO values were calculated by computational simulation approaches using Material Studio 4.3. Furthermore, the functions as a molecular switching sensor with pH stimulation of alkali–acid addition were determined in DMSO, which was operated by deprotonation/protonation effects based on intramolecular charge-transfer system.