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New long alkyl side-chain benzo[a]phenoxazines as micellisation probes

✍ Scribed by Carla M.A. Alves; Sarala Naik; Paulo J.G. Coutinho; M. Sameiro T. Gonçalves


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2009
Tongue
French
Weight
458 KB
Volume
50
Category
Article
ISSN
0040-4039

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✦ Synopsis


Several novel fluorescent benzo[a]phenoxazinium chlorides possessing a long aliphatic chain substituent at the 5-amino function of the heterocycle were efficiently synthesised. All compounds obtained absorbed and emitted at longer wavelengths with moderate to good fluorescent quantum yields. The photophysics of N-[10-methyl-5-(octylamino)-9H-benzo[a]phenoxazin-9-ylidene]ethanaminium chloride and N-[10-methyl-5-(dodecylamino)-9H-benzo[a]phenoxazin-9-ylidene]ethanaminium chloride was studied in Triton Ò X-100 and in cetyltrimethylammonium bromide micellar media, demonstrating the capability of these fluorophores in detecting the micellisation process.