To achieve structurally rigid pentamethine cyanine dyes with worthful photophysical
properties for biological applications, five series of symmetrical meso-substituted bis …

A series of symmetric pentamethine cyanine dyes derived from various N-substituted
benzothiazolium/benzoselenazolium salts, and a conjugated bis-aniline derivative …

Three novel pentamethine cyanine dyes with 3, 5-dimethylpyridinium-1-yl and 4-
benzylpyridinium-1-yl substituents in γ position of the methine chain were synthesized via a …

Four benzothiazole-derived pentamethine cyanine dyes were synthesized with a pyridine
moiety at the meso-position of the methine chain with a reaction yield of 89–93%. These …

Novel, highly fluorescent, monofunctional, water-soluble heptamethine cyanine dyes
containing a robust C− C bond at the central position of the near-infrared fluorophore system …

The unique optical properties of cyanine dyes have prompted their use in numerous
applications. Heptamethine cyanines are commonly modified on the methine bridge after …

Seven novel pentamethine cyanine dyes with 3, 5‐dimethylpyridinium‐1‐yl, pyridinium‐1‐yl,
and 1‐quinolinum‐1‐yl substituents in the γ position of the methine chain containing ester or …

Diverse meso-aminophenyl-, hydroxyphenyl-, and phenyl-substituted heptamethine cyanine
dyes were prepared by a modified Suzuki− Miyaura method in good yields. In addition …

Several push–pull tricyanofuran-based disperse dyes with high molar extinction coefficient
were synthesized and fully characterized. The dyes were prepared via Knoevenagel …

Heptamethine cyanine dyes were synthesized in good yields by the reaction between
quaternary indoles and a pentamethinic salt, under mild reaction conditions minimizing …