Facile and General Synthesis of Photoactivatable Xanthene Dyes

Laura M. Wysocki(Howard Hughes Medical Institute), Jonathan B. Grimm(Howard Hughes Medical Institute), Ariana N. Tkachuk(Howard Hughes Medical Institute), Timothy A. Brown(Howard Hughes Medical Institute), Eric Betzig(Howard Hughes Medical Institute), Luke D. Lavis(Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
September 26, 2011
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Abstract

Despite the apparent simplicity of the xanthene fluorophores, the preparation of caged derivatives with free carboxy groups remains a synthetic challenge. A straightforward and flexible strategy for preparing rhodamine and fluorescein derivatives was developed using reduced, “leuco” intermediates.


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